Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Henry Morris [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Caistor, England | ||
Date of death | 24 March 1918 33) [2] | (aged||
Place of death | Somme, France | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Haycroft Rovers | |||
Grimsby Rovers | |||
1906–1907 | Grimsby Town | 28 | (0) |
1907–1909 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | (3) |
1909–1913 | Leeds City | 106 | (3) |
1913–1914 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | ||
1914–1915 | Coventry City | 18 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Henry Morris (14 September 1884 – 24 March 1918) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City and Grimsby Town, [1] [3] as well as in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion. [4] A centre half as a player, he later coached at Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. [5]
In March 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Morris enlisted in the Lincolnshire Regiment. [6] He was serving as a sergeant when he was killed in the Somme sector on 24 March 1918. [7] Morris is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds City | 1908–09 [5] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
1909–10 [5] | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
1910–11 [5] | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
1911–12 [5] | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Total | 106 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 3 | ||
Coventry City | 1914–15 [3] | Southern League Second Division | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Career total | 124 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 5 |
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