Frank Morrad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Morrad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Brentford, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 1981 (aged 61)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Mijas, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1946 | Notts County | 1 | (0) |
| → Arsenal (guest) | |||
| → Clapton Orient (guest) | |||
| → Crystal Palace (guest) | |||
| 1946–1947 | Leyton Orient | 25 | (11) |
| 1947–1948 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | (3) |
| 1951–1953 | Brentford | 6 | (2) |
| 1953–1954 | Bedford Town | 59 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frank Morrad (28 February 1920 – 13 July 1981) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League, most notably for Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Playing career
Morrad began his career with Athenian League side Southall and moved to Division Three South side Notts County prior to the breakout of the Second World War.[2] During the war, Morrad guested for Arsenal, Clapton Orient and Crystal Palace,[2] before finally making his professional debut for Notts County in 1946.[3] He quickly moved on to fellow Division Three South side Leyton Orient, for whom he had guested during the war.[3] He found his form at Brisbane Road, scoring 11 goals in 25 games during the second half of the 1946–47 season.[4] Morrad departed the Os in 1947 for Division Two side Fulham, but failed to make an appearance for the club.[4] Morrad dropped to the Division Three South to join Brighton & Hove Albion in 1948, remaining with the club until 1951, when he joined hometown club Brentford.[4] He made his debut in the final game of the 1951–52 Division Two season, bagging the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Doncaster Rovers.[2] Morrad made just five more appearances for the Bees and joined Southern League side Bedford Town in 1953,[5] making 59 appearances for the club before retiring in 1954.[6]
Personal life
After his retirement from football, Morrad ran a chain of betting shops in West London.[7] In the 1960s, he employed former Brentford player Ken Coote as manager of one of the branches.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Frank Morrad". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 Up the Maggies. "Notts County FC in the 1940's". Homepage.ntlworld.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- 1 2 3 http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/frankmorrad.html
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ↑ "Best Years Players J-R - bedfordoldeagles". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 37. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.