Eric Morris (footballer, born 1940)

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Eric Morris
Personal information
Full name Edward Eric Morris
Date of birth 15 April 1940
Place of birth Mold, Wales
Date of death 2011 (aged 7071)
Place of death Wrexham, Wales
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 Chester 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Eric Morris was a Welsh footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League for Chester. [1] [2]

After leaving Sealand Road, he was a member of the Borough United side which won the Welsh Cup in 1963 and would play in two rounds of the European Cup Winners Cup (they lost on aggregate to Slovan Bratislava after eliminating Sliema Wanderers of Malta).

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References

  1. Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Chester City: 1946/47 – 1999/2000 & 2004/05 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. "Eric Morris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 February 2017.