Matt Moralee (footballer, born 1912) explained

Matt Moralee
Fullname:Matthew Moralee
Birth Date:21 February 1912
Birth Place:Barnburgh, Yorkshire, England
Death Date:1991 (aged 79)
Death Place:Doncaster, England
Position:Inside forward
Height:5 ft 10 in[1]
Clubs1:Ormsby United
Years3:−1934?
Years4:1934?−1936
Goals4:3?
Years5:1936−1937
Caps5:12
Goals5:1
Years6:1937−1939
Caps6:38
Goals6:6

Matthew Moralee (21 February 1912−1991) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League between the wars.

Born in Barnburgh, near Doncaster, he played for Ormsby United before going to Denaby United, Gainsborough Trinity and Grimsby Town.

Moralee arrived at Division 1 side Aston Villa in October 1936 where he played in 12 games scoring one goal.

In November 1937, he moved to Leicester City who had just been promoted to Division 1. Scoring 6 goals, he played in 43 league and cup matches for them before the outbreak of the war.

He was the son of The Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers player, also called Matt Moralee.

Notes and References

  1. News: No new faces in Grimsby's first team . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . iv . Newspapers.com.