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Johnny
Morris |
Derby County FC
3 appearances, 3 goals (1
on debut)
P 3 W 2 D
0 L 1 F 7: A 4
67% successful
1949
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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John Morris |
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Birth |
27 September 1923 in Outwood, Radcliffe,
Lancashire [registered in
Prestwich, September 1923]. To Robert and Annie (née Quigley) |
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Baptism |
24 October 1923 at St. Matthew's Church,
Little Lever, Lancashire. Child of Robert Annie (née Borkin),
living at 102 Ringley Road, Outwood.
His father is a side piecer, Baptism
by F.Price |
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Marriage |
to Marion Davenport [registered in
Heywood, March 1945]. |
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Death |
6 April 2011 in an Ainsworth nursing home,
aged 87 years 191 days. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
He was
spotted whilst playing Sunday school football, and became a junior with
Mujacs FC, the Manchester United FC nursery team, in August 1939. He later
turned professional in March 1941 and guested for teams such as Charlton
Athletic FC and Bolton Wanderers FC during WW2 (Morris himself
was part of the Royal Armoured Corps'), but after falling out with
Matt Busby and after 32 goals in 83 league appearances,
he was sold to Derby County FC for a British Record Transfer fee of £23,850
in March 1949 (130 league apps, 44 goals). It was
rumoured that Morris was being exchanged for Bolton Wanderers FC's
Harold
Hassall early in 1952, but he finally joined
Leicester City FC for £20,000 in October 1952, becoming their
right-half (206 league apps, 33 goals). Finally joining
Corby Town FC as their player-manager in June 1958. He left for Kettering
Town FC in 1961 for a similar position before retiring from playing in
1962. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1947-48; Football League Division Two winners
1953-54, 1956-57; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Morris collapsed
on the pitch in a match between Derby County and Arsenal on 1 October
1949, he underwent a successful operation for appendicitis the day after.
He remained in hospital for a fortnight. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7¾", 10st.
8lbs [1950]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
After
hanging up his boots wth Kettering Town FC in 1962. He joined Rugby Town
FC as their manager, before taking up the same position with Great Harwood
FC in 1964 and Oswestry Town FC in October 1967. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who became the 683rd players
(685) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inisde-right |
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First match |
No. 247, 18 May 1949,
Norway
1 England
4,
an end-of-season tour match at Ullevål Stadion, Ullevål, Oslo, aged
25 years
233 days.
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Last match |
No. 249,
21 September 1949,
England 0
Republic of Ireland
2, a
friendly match at
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 25 years 359 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England B
(one appearance, one goal, May 1949);
England's Top Goalscorer 1948-49 (3 along
with Mortensen, Milburn and Finney); |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After leaving football, became a
tyre salesman. Morris was a keen golfer and continued to play well into
his 80s. He was also a regular attender of functions for the former
players of Derby County. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.180. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
captain |
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2 |
3 |
270 |
3 |
90
min |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
1 |
0 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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both his matches played were friendly matches, and in a white shirt |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Away |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
Match History
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