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Billy Morris

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 11: A 1
100% successful
1938-39

captain: none
minutes played: 270

Profile
Full name William Walter Morris
Born 26 March 1913 in Handsworth, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in Birmingham, June 1913]. To Albert and Laura Ann (née Reeves).
notes: Handsworth became a part of the county of Warwickshire in 1911
Attended Handsworth Grammar School

census notes

According to the 1939 register, William is a professional footballer and engineering draughtsman, living at 11 Ninevah Avenue in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, with his parents and older brother, Albert. His father is a brass worker lathe hand.
Married to Winifred E. Instone [registered in Birmingham, Warwickshire, September 1941]. One child, Rodney
Died 1993 in Australia, aged 79 years nk days.
Height/Weight not known

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com

Club Career
Club(s) Played school football in Handsworth, playing with Handsworth Old Boys FC and had trials with West Bromwich Albion FC but ended up at Halesowen Town FC. He signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in May 1933 for a £100 fee, and went on to play in 175 league matches, scoring twice. He joined Dudley Town FC for a couple of seasons before retiring in 1949.
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1938-39;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of two who became the 651st players (651) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back
First match No. 222, 16 November 1938, England 7 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, aged 25 years 235 days.
Last match No. 226, 24 May 1939, Romania 0 England 2, an end-of-season tour match at Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică, Bucureşti, aged 26 years 59 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1938-39;
Team honours British Championship winners 1938-39;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
No additional information. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.180.

 

Billy Morris - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
5 3 2 270 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Billy Morris - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 0 1 7.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Away 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 0 1 2.00 0.50 100.0 +2
All 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 0 2 3.667 0.333 100.0 +3

 

Billy Morris - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 0 1 4.50 0.50 100.0 +2
Friendly 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 0 2 3.667 0.333 100.0 +3

 

Billy Morris - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1938-39 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 0 1 4.50 0.50 100.0 +2
BC All 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 0 1 4.50 0.50 100.0 +2
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 0 1 4.50 0.50 100.0 +2
All 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 0 1 4.50 0.50 100.0 +2

 

Billy Morris - Match History
 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 3 full appearances

F.A. International Select Committee - 3 full capsx

Age 25
1 222 16 November 1938 - England 7 Ireland 0, Old Trafford, Manchester BC HW Start 2
2 223 15 April 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW Start 2
Age 26
- 224 13 May 1939 - Italy 2 England 2, Stadio Civico San Siro, Milano tour AD reserve
- 225 18 May 1939 - Yugoslavia 2 England 1, Stadion Beogradski SK, Beograd AL
3 226 24 May 1939 - Romania 0 England 2, Stadionul ANEF, Bucureşti AW Start 2

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