 Morris while with Bristol Rovers. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Herbert Morris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1886[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Handsworth, England | ||
| Date of death | December 1969 (aged 83)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Paddington, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1906 | Perry Bar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1907 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1911 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | (2) |
| 1911 | Birmingham | 0 | (0) |
| 1911–1919 | Bristol Rovers | 89 | (0) |
| 1916–1917 | → Clapton Orient (guest) | 3 | (0) |
| 1917 | → Brentford (guest) | 5 | (0) |
| 1919–1921 | Brentford | 63 | (0) |
| Maidstone United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Herbert Morris (23 October 1886 – December 1969) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.
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Club career
Early years
Morris joined First Division club Aston Villa in 1906, but failed to make an appearance before departing the club at the end of the 1906–07 season.[3] He moved to Southern League First Division club Queens Park Rangers in 1908.[4] He remained at Loftus Road until joining divisional rivals Bristol Rovers in 1911,[4] after a short spell with Second Division club Birmingham.[1] Morris remained with Rovers during the First World War and left the club after the armistice,[5] in 1919.[6]
Brentford
Morris signed for Southern League First Division club Brentford in 1919,[7] after having guested for the club during the war.[8] He made 37 appearances during what would be the club's final season of Southern League football and was kept on for the club's debut Football League season.[7] Morris had to wait until 9 October 1920 to make his Football League debut, which came in a 0–0 draw with Norwich City.[8] He made 27 appearances during the 1920-21 season and departed Griffin Park in May 1921,[8] having made 64 appearances for the Bees.[7]
Maidstone United
After leaving Brentford, Morris dropped into non-League football to join Kent League club Maidstone United.[7]
Personal life
Morris served as a sergeant in the Middlesex Regiment's Football Battalion during the First World War.[9][10] He was a motor car machinist by trade and later worked in Paddington as an ice rink foreman and ice skate grinder.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1907–08[12] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1908–09[13] | Southern League First Division | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 1909–10[14] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[15] | Southern League First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Brentford | 1919–20[8] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| 1920–21[8] | Third Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 211. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c Emms, Steve; McPherson, Dave (1978). Who's Who of the Football League 1919 to 1939. Association of Football Statisticians. p. 95. ISBN 0946531730.
- ^ "Morris, Sam". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b Rose, Ash (2012). The QPR Miscellany. The History Press. ISBN 978-0752467382.
- ^ "Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Our her-O's: Part 4 of Orient's World War I heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 111. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–366. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Sam Morris on Lives of the First World War
- ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1907–08". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1908–09". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1909–10". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1910–11". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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