Freddie Morris

Freddie Morris
Personal information
Full name Frederick Alfred Morris[1]
Date of birth 11 March 1920
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 1973(1973-00-00) (aged 52–53)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Barnsley 23 (9)
1949–1950 Southend United 38 (16)
1950–1951 Chelmsford City 35 (10)
1951–1954 Worksop Town
1954–1955 Gainsborough Trinity
Managerial career
Worksop Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Alfred Morris (11 March 1920 – 1973) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Morris began his professional career at Barnsley. In three years at the club, Morris made 23 league appearances, scoring nine times. In 1949, Morris signed for Southend United, where he scoring 16 times in 38 league games. During his career, Morris made 67 Football League appearances, scoring 25 times.[2]

In 1950, Morris signed for Chelmsford City, where he played at outside left.[3] Following 12 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions for Chelmsford,[4] Morris joined Worksop Town as player-manager in 1951.[5] On 10 August 1954, Morris signed for Gainsborough Trinity.[6] In December 1955, Morris retired from football on medical advice, after suffering from concussion in an FA Cup tie against Skegness Town.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Freddie Morris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Fred Morris". Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Morris is at outside left". Essex Newsman. Essex, United Kingdom. 6 October 1950.
  4. ↑ Steven Garner & David Selby (2001) Wheel 'em in: The Official History of Chelmsford City Football Club ISBN 9780954133009
  5. ↑ "Unlucky Player-Manager", Football Post, 24 November 1951, p. 11
  6. ↑ "Probable First Team Line-Up Announced", Retford, Worksop, Isle of Axholme and Gainsborough News, 11 August 1954, p. 5
  7. ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity have announced that inside forward Fred Morris has decided to give up football doctor's advice. He received bad concussion in the F.A. Cup game with Skegness, and has been far from well ever since.", Grantham Journal, 23 December 1955, p. 5


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