Harry Morris (footballer, born 1897)

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Harry Morris
Morris while with Brentford in 1921.
Personal information
Full name David Hyman Morris[1]
Date of birth (1897-11-25)25 November 1897
Place of birth Spitalfields, England
Date of death 1 December 1985(1985-12-01) (aged 88)[2]
Place of death San Mateo, California, United States
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1919 Vicar of Wakefield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1921 Fulham 6 (2)
1921–1923 Brentford 59 (29)
1923–1925 Millwall 74 (30)
1925–1926 Swansea Town 9 (5)
1926–1933 Swindon Town 260 (215)
1933–1934 Clapton Orient 13 (8)
Cheltenham Town
Managerial career
1938–1941 IFK Göteborg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Hyman Morris (25 November 1897 – 1 December 1985), known as Harry Morris or Abe Morris, was an English professional

the Football League with Swindon Town.[3] Morris was voted Swindon Town's greatest-ever player by the club's supporters in 2013 and holds the club records for goals scored in a league match, season and career.[4][5][6] He also played league football for Fulham, Brentford, Millwall, Swansea Town and Clapton Orient and later managed IFK Göteborg
.

Playing career

Fulham

After being spotted by Phil Kelso scoring prolifically for local Hackney Marshes side Vicar of Wakefield,[7][8] Morris joined Second Division club Fulham in May 1919.[9] He spent most of his time with the club in the reserve team and scored heavily.[10] Morris managed seven first team appearances, scoring twice.[11] He departed Craven Cottage in 1921.[3]

Brentford

Morris joined

first season in the league, he helped inspire the side to a 9th-place finish in the 1921–22 season,[12] top-scoring with 17 goals in 39 appearances.[13] He top-scored again in the 1922–23 season (with 13 goals from 24 appearances),[13] but departed Griffin Park in February 1923.[3] Morris made 63 appearances and scored 30 goals during his 18 months with the Bees.[3]

Millwall

Morris signed for Third Division South club Millwall in February 1923 for a £750 fee.[3] Over the course of his time with the club, he scored 30 goals in 76 appearances for the Lions as the club consistently challenged for promotion to the Second Division.[3] He departed The Den in May 1925.[9]

Swansea Town

Morris moved back up to the Second Division to sign for

Swansea Town in May 1925.[9] He remained with the club for one season, making just 9 appearances.[1]

Swindon Town

Morris dropped back down to the Third Division South to sign for

1926–27 season with 48 goals from 43 league games (a club record which still stands as of 2018), but problems with the defence meant the Robins could only manage a fifth-place finish.[7][15][16] He also became the first Swindon player to score five goals in a single game, which came in a win over Queens Park Rangers.[7] He repeated the feat in a 5–1 demolition of Norwich City in April 1930.[7] He also went on a run of scoring in 11 consecutive games during the season, scoring 19 goals.[17]

Despite failing to win any

coaching role with the club, but was rejected.[7] In a poll to celebrate the Football League's 125th anniversary, Morris was voted Swindon's greatest-ever player by the club's supporters.[4]

Clapton Orient

Morris signed for Third Division South club

1933–34 season.[4][9]

Cheltenham Town

Morris wound down his career in non-league football with Southern League club Cheltenham Town.[3]

International career

Morris was called up by England for a trial match, but injury prevented him from taking part.[21]

Managerial career

Morris managed IFK Göteborg between 1938 and 1941.[2][22] He won promotion from Division 2 via the play-offs in his first season and achieved 2nd and 6th-place finishes in the following two Allsvenskan seasons respectively.[2][23][24][25] He also won the 1939–40 Distriktsmästerskapet.[26] Morris ended his spell with a winning percentage of 67%.[2]

Personal life

Morris was

Second World War in 1939 and the invasion of Norway by the Germans the following year saw Morris and his family remain in neutral Sweden until the end of the war.[21] Through his job at the consulate, Morris helped escaped POWs return to the UK.[21] The family emigrated to the United States after the war, with Harry and Edith working for the British Information Services in New York City.[21] They retired to San Mateo, California, where Edith died in 1984, followed a year later by Harry.[21]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Individual

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham
1920–21[11]
 Second Division 6 2 1 0 7 2
Brentford 1921–22[13] Third Division South 36 16 3 1 39 17
1922–23[13] 23 13 1 0 24 13
Total 59 29 4 1 63 30
Millwall
1922–23[27]
 Third Division South 14 8 — 14 8
1923–24[28]
 37 17 1 0 38 17
1924–25[29]
 23 5 1 0 24 5
Total 74 30 2 0 76 30
Swindon Town
1926–27[15]
 Third Division South 41 47 2 1 43 48
1927–28[15]
 37 38 5 6 42 44
1928–29[15]
 38 26 5 5 43 31
1929–30[15]
 38 28 3 1 41 29
1930–31[15]
 40 35 1 0 41 35
1931–32[15]
 38 29 1 0 39 29
1932–33[15]
 28 12 2 1 30 13
Total 260 215 19 14 279 229
Career Total 325 246 24 15 349 261

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1905891610
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  2. ^ a b c d "David Morris – Tränare i IFK Göteborg 1937-38-1940-41" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0955294914
    .
  4. ^ a b c "Swindon Town – Football League 125". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "David Hyman (Harry) Morris was a professional footballer, born in the East". The Evening Standard. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ^ "All Time Swindon Records & Achievements – Soccer Base". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Eighty years ago, this man was a goal machine". Swindon Advertiser. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "The Straits Times". 5 April 1936. p. 23.
  9. ^ a b c d "Morris Harry Millwall 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ^
    ASIN B00IPH98ZI
    .
  11. ^ a b "David Harry Morris". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. ^ Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  13. ^
    ISBN 0951526200
    .
  14. ^ "BBC Sport – Jon Obika: Swindon Town striker enjoying Swindon chance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  16. ^ Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  17. ^ "Swindon's 160 greatest headline makers...part 7". 12 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  18. ^ a b "Football League Div 3 Leading Goalscorers 1921–39". Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  19. ^ "England – All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  20. ^ "The TLS blog". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  21. ^ a b c d e f "Striker who had world at his feet". 18 April 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  22. ^ "Statistik". IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  23. ^ a b "IFK Göteborg 1938/39" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  24. ^ "IFK Göteborg 1939/40" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  25. ^ "IFK Göteborg säsongen 1940/41". ifkdb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  26. ^ a b "1940-06-07: IFK Göteborg – Örgryte IS 3–1 | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  29. ^ "Millwall Season 24/25 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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