Tom Morris (footballer, born 1884)

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Tom Morris
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Morris [1]
Date of birth 14 September 1884
Place of birth Caistor, England
Date of death 24 March 1918(1918-03-24) (aged 33) [2]
Place of death Somme, France
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds City 1908–09 [5] Second Division 9090
1909–10 [5] 24100241
1910–11 [5] 36210372
1911–12 [5] 37020390
Total1063301093
Coventry City 1914–15 [3] Southern League Second Division18210192
Career total1245401285

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  2. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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