Billy Morris (footballer, born 1920) explained

Billy Morris
Fullname:William Henry Morris
Birth Date:28 September 1920
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales
Death Place:Swansea, Wales
Position:Outside left
Years1:1946–1949
Caps1:16
Goals1:1
Years2:1949–1951
Caps2:28
Goals2:4

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.

Life and career

Morris was born in 1920 in Swansea. He represented his country at schoolboy level,[1] and turned professional with Swansea Town in May 1946. 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.[1] He scored 4 goals from 31 appearances before returning to Wales where he played for Llanelli.[2] [3] Morris settled in Swansea, where he died in March 1994 at the age of 73.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past players M–P . Swansea City A.F.C. . 5 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802091118/http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/past-players-m-p-860043.aspx . 2 August 2014.
  2. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 175 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. Web site: Brighton & Hove Albion: 1946/47–2013/14 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 19 September 2018.