Billy Morris (footballer, born 1920)

William Henry Morris (28 September 1920 – March 1994) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Swansea Town and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

For other footballers of similar name, see William Morris.

Billy Morris
Personal information
Full name William Henry Morris[1]
Date of birth (1920-09-28)28 September 1920[1]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death March 1994 (1994-04) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Swansea Town 16 (1)
1949–1951 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 (4)
Llanelli
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Morris was born in 1920 in Swansea.[1] He represented his country at schoolboy level,[2] and turned professional with Swansea Town in May 1946.[1] He was already 27 years old when he made his Football League debut in January 1948, and contributed to Swansea's Third Division South title the following season. He moved on to another Southern Section club, Brighton & Hove Albion, in September 1949.[2] He scored 4 goals from 31 appearances before returning to Wales where he played for Llanelli.[3][4] Morris settled in Swansea, where he died in March 1994 at the age of 73.[2]

References
  1. "Billy Morris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Past players M–P". Swansea City A.F.C. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.
  3. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  4. "Brighton & Hove Albion: 1946/47–2013/14". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 September 2018.


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