Ben Morton | |
Fullname: | Benjamin W. Morton |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1910 |
Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
Death Date: | November 1962 (aged 52) |
Position: | Forward |
Clubs1: | Stourbridge |
Years2: | 1933–193? |
Years3: | 193?–1935 |
Clubs3: | Stourbridge |
Years4: | 1935–1936 |
Clubs4: | Manchester United |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1936–1937 |
Clubs5: | Torquay United |
Years6: | 1937–1945 |
Clubs6: | Swindon Town |
Clubs7: | Stourbridge |
Benjamin W. Morton (28 August 1910 – November 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Sheffield, Morton began his career with Stourbridge before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1933. He then joined Manchester United via a short spell back at Stourbridge in May 1935. His only game for United came against West Ham United on 16 November 1935,[1] and he left to join Torquay United in May 1936.
In October 1937, he was transferred to Swindon Town for a then-club record fee of £1,000,[2] and during the following season (1938–39) he was the top scorer of the Third Division South with 28 goals.[3]
He was a regular in the Swindon side until the outbreak of war and remained with the club. He played once during the 1945–46 season before leaving in 1945 to rejoin Stourbridge.