George Morrall

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George Morrall
Personal information
Full name	George Richard Morrall
Date of birth	October 4, 1905
Place of birth	Smethwick, England
Date of death	November 15, 1955 (aged 50)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Centre-half
Youth clubs
	Gorse Street Primitive Methodists Chance's Glass Works Littleton Harriers Allen Everitt's Sports West Bromwich Albion (trial)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1927–1936 1936–1940	Birmingham Swindon Town	243 0(5) 097 0(5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

George Richard Morrall (October 4, 1905 – November 15, 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, Morrall played 266 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 243 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a dominant defender, good both in the air and on the ground, and a fierce tackler. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Swindon Town. Morrall died in Birmingham aged 50.

[edit] Honours

• with Birmingham
  • FA Cup runners-up 1931.

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

[edit] External links

Profile at Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk

Persondata
NAME	Morrall, George Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1905-10-04
PLACE OF BIRTH	Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	1955-11-15
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England