Johnny Morris (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Morris[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Radcliffe, England | ||
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Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1939–1941 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1941–1949 | Manchester United | 83 | (32) |
1949–1952 | Derby County | 130 | (44) |
1952–1958 | Leicester City | 206 | (33) |
1958–1961 | Corby Town | ? | (?) |
1961–1962 | Kettering Town | 37 | (14) |
International career | |||
1949 | England | 3 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1958–1961 | Corby Town (player-manager) | ||
1962–1964 | Rugby Town | ||
1964–1967 | Great Harwood | ||
1967–1969 | Oswestry Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John "Johnny" Morris (27 September 1923 – 6 April 2011)[2] was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Manchester United, Derby County and Leicester City.[3]
Morris was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire.[3] He started his career as a trainee with Manchester United in 1939, and turned professional in 1941. He guested for clubs including Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Wrexham,[4] and Everton during the Second World War,[5] and made his debut for Manchester United on 26 October 1946 in a 3–0 home win against Sunderland in the First Division. He helped the club win the 1948 FA Cup,[6] then, after scoring 35 goals from 93 appearances in all competitions, he was transferred to Derby County in March 1949 for a fee of £24,000.[4] After three seasons at Derby, he finished his League career with Leicester City, where he made more than 200 appearances, and then became player-manager of non-league club Corby Town.[3]
Morris was capped three times for England. He scored on his debut, on 18 May 1949 in a 4–1 win against Norway, and scored twice in his second game four days later against France.[1]
Later life and death
Morris continued to attend functions for the Former Players' Association of Derby County and also played golf regularly into his 80s. He died on 6 April 2011 in a Manchester Nursing home at the age of 87.[2] He was survived by his wife Marian and his two sons, and outlived his only daughter.[7]
References
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External links
- Johnny Morris England profile at Englandstats
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
- Obituary in The Independent
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- 1923 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Corby Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. wartime guest players
- Everton F.C. wartime guest players
- Wrexham F.C. wartime guest players
- English football managers
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Corby Town F.C. managers
- The Football League representative players
- Oswestry Town F.C. managers