Fred Morris (footballer born 1929)

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Fred Morris
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Morris
Date of birth June 15, 1929(1929-06-15)
Place of birth    Oswestry, England
Date of death    20 November 1998 (aged 69)
Playing position Winger
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
 ?–1950
1950–1957
1957–1958
1958–1960
1960–1961
1961
1961–1962
1962–?
?–?		 Oswestry Town
Walsall
Mansfield Town
Liverpool
Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham
Chester
Altrincham
Oswestry Town
213 0(44)
56 00(17)
47 00(14)
8 0 0 (1)
11 00(1)
29 00(3)   
Teams managed
Oswestry Town

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Fred Morris (born 15 June 1929, Oswestry; died 20 November 1998 [1]) was a professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for six clubs.

[edit] Playing career

Morris began his playing career with non-league Oswestry Town before joining Walsall in May 1950 [2]. He made more than 200 league appearances for the Saddlers before moving to Mansfield Town in March 1957 for £1,500 [3]. In May 1958 Morris was on the move again, joining Division Two side Liverpool for £7,000 [4].

Morris was to initially be a regular at Anfield but he played in just one match after the arrival of Bill Shankly as manager in December 1959 [5]. He spent the 1960–61 season with Crewe Alexandra and then Gillingham. He joined Chester in July 1961, playing more than half the games as the side finished bottom of The Football League [6]. But at the end of the season he was released by manager Bill Lambton [7] and he joined Altrincham. This was followed by a return to Oswestry Town, where he became manager [8].

Away from football, Morris ran a building contractor’s business and took over a garage in Oswestry [9].

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2. 
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2. 
  3. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2. 
  4. ^ Fred Morris – Player Profile. LFChistory.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
  5. ^ Fred Morris – Player Profile. LFChistory.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
  6. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2. 
  7. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2. 
  8. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2. 
  9. ^ Chas Sumner (1999). Chester City Official Review of the Season: 1998/99, p.90-91. ISBN 0-9537255-0-2.