Bob Morton (footballer, born 1906) explained

Bob Morton
Fullname:Robert Morton
Birth Date:3 March 1906
Birth Place:Widdrington, England
Death Date:April 1990 (age 84)
Death Place:Widdrington, England
Height:[1]
Position:Left winger
Youthclubs1:Tritlington
Years1:1922–1925
Clubs1:Ashington
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1925–1927
Clubs2:Bedlington United
Years3:1927–1928
Clubs3:Barnsley
Caps3:1
Goals3:1
Years4:1928–1929
Clubs4:Nottingham Forest
Caps4:34
Goals4:3
Years5:1929–1931
Clubs5:Newark Town
Years6:1931–1932
Clubs6:Bradford Park Avenue
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:1932–1935
Clubs7:Port Vale
Caps7:101
Goals7:19
Clubs8:Throckley Welfare
Totalcaps:145+
Totalgoals:23+

Robert Morton (3 March 1906 – April 1990) was an English footballer who played for Ashington, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town, Bradford Park Avenue, and Port Vale in the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Morton played for Tritlington, Ashington, Bedlington United, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town and Bradford Park Avenue, before joining Port Vale in May 1932.[2] He scored ten goals in 33 Second Division appearances in the 1932–33 season and found the net against West Ham United and Manchester United at The Old Recreation Ground.[2] He scored five goals in 33 games in the 1933–34 campaign, with two of these goals coming in a 2–0 win over Preston North End on 10 March.[2] He scored five goals in 36 league and FA Cup games in the 1934–35 season, before leaving the Football League to play for Throckley Welfare.[2]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ashington1922–23Third Division North100010
1923–24Third Division North000000
1924–25Third Division North200020
Total300030
Barnsley1927–28Second Division110011
Nottingham Forest1928–29Second Division27310283
1929–30Second Division701080
Total34320363
Bradford Park Avenue1931–32Second Division600060
Port Vale1932–33Second Division3310003310
1933–34Second Division33500335
1934–35Second Division35411365
Total101191110220
Career total145233114824

Notes and References

  1. News: Optimists of the North. Ashington . Athletic News . Manchester . 6 August 1923 . 6.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 206. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.