Sam Morris (footballer, born 1886)

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.

Sam Morris
Morris while with Bristol Rovers.
Personal information
Full name Samuel Herbert Morris[1]
Date of birth (1886-10-23)23 October 1886[2]
Place of birth Handsworth, England
Date of death December 1969 (1970-01) (aged 83)[2]
Place of death Paddington, England[2]
Position(s) Wing half
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 1907–08[11] Southern League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1908–09[12] 23 2 1 0 24 2
1909–10[13] 6 0 0 0 6 0
1910–11[14] 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
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 211. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Emms, Steve; McPherson, Dave (1978). Who's Who of the Football League 1919 to 1939. Association of Football Statisticians. p. 95. ISBN 0946531730.
  3. "Morris, Sam". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. Rose, Ash (2012). The QPR Miscellany. The History Press. ISBN 978-0752467382.
  5. "Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. "Our her-O's: Part 4 of Orient's World War I heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 111. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–366. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. Sam Morris on Lives of the First World War
  10. 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.
  11. "Seasonal Stats – 1907–08". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  12. "Seasonal Stats – 1908–09". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. "Seasonal Stats – 1909–10". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  14. "Seasonal Stats – 1910–11". QPRnet. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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