Moxey, a basketball player in his youth, ran a sports marketing business, a basketball franchise, spent five years as general manager of Partick Thistle, and worked with Rangers, before his appointment as chief executive of Stoke City in 1995.
He was responsible for the construction of and move to the Britannia Stadium in 1997, and led the negotiations which saw an Icelandic consortium purchase a controlling interest in the club.
Moxey joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as chief executive and, by extension, a director of the club in June 2000, roles he held until 2016.
[1][2] During his time at the club they were twice promoted to the Premier League but never sustained that position for more than three seasons.
[3] He was also widely derided for trying to placate displaced season ticket holders in a crunch match against arch rivals West Bromwich Albion with his risible "Pie & Pint" offer.