William Morris (30 July 1918 – 31 December 2002) was a Welsh international

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who played as an inside forward. He was part of the

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side which lost 0–1 to

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in the

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. Between 1947 and 1952, Morris won a total of five caps for the

Wales national football team ) , Association = Football Association of Wales (FAW) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Rob Page , Captain = Gareth Bale , Most caps = Gareth Bale (111) , Top scorer = Gareth ...

. After he retired from playing, Morris had two spells as manager of

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and a stint as coach with Colwyn Bay. He and his wife had one son, Gareth Morris, and also spent some years running a guest house in Llandudno and local shop in Llysfaen. His nephew is former

and Chester City forward

Elfed Morris Elfed Morris (9 June 1942 – 4 November 2013) was a Welsh professional footballer. He played in the English Football League for Wrexham, Chester and Halifax Town. Playing career The nephew of former Wrexham manager Billy Morris, Elfed joined ...

International caps

:''Wales score first''

References

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Billy Morris international caps

Billy Morris managerial stats
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