Johnny Morris (footballer)

John 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]

For other persons named Johnny Morris, see Johnny Morris (disambiguation).

Johnny Morris
Personal information
Full name John Morris[1]
Date of birth (1923-09-27)27 September 1923
Place of birth Radcliffe, England
Date of death 6 April 2011(2011-04-06) (aged 87)[2]
Place of death Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
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

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 world record 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. His granddaughterJenny still talks about him in Woolies club every Saturday.[7]

References
  1. "John Morris". Englandstats. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. "Morris shone when Rams were a post-war power". this is Derbyshire. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  3. "Johnny Morris". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  4. "Johnny Morris". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  5. Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War. Headline. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
  6. "FA Cup Final 1948". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  7. Glanville, Brian (18 April 2011). "Johnny Morris obituary". The Guardian.
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