Tom Morris (footballer, born 1884)

Tom Morris
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Morris[1]
Date of birth 14 September 1884
Place of birth Caistor, England
Date of death 24 March 1918(1918-03-24) (aged 33)[2]
Place of death Somme, France
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Haycroft Rovers
Grimsby Rovers
1906–1907 Grimsby Town 28 (0)
1907–1909 Brighton & Hove Albion
1909–1913 Leeds City 106 (3)
1913–1914 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1914–1915 Coventry City 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Thomas Henry "Tom" Morris (14 September 1884 – 24 March 1918) was an English professional football centre half who appeared in the Football League for Leeds City and Grimsby Town.[1][3] Later in his career, he coached at Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.[4]

Personal life

Morris served as a sergeant in the Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in the Somme sector on 24 March 1918.[5] He is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 211. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Thomas Morris". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  4. "The Definitive History of Leeds United - Players - Tom Morris 1909-13". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. "Thomas Henry Morris | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-28.


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