Frank Morrad (28 February 1920 – 13 July 1981) was an English professional

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who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for

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and

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Playing career

Morrad began his career as a junior with Brentford in 1936. He later moved to

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club

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and began his professional career with

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club

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prior to the outbreak of the

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. During the war, Morrad guested for Arsenal,

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and

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, before finally making his professional debut for Notts County in 1946. He moved to fellow Third Division South club

, for whom he had guested during the war, in November 1946. Morrad found his form at Brisbane Road and scored 11 goals in 25 games during the second half of the 1946–47 season. Morrad departed the Os in August 1947 for

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club Fulham, but he failed to make an appearance for the club. Morrad dropped to the Third Division South to join

in February 1948 and remained with the club until August 1951, when he rejoined hometown club Brentford. He made just six appearances for the Bees and joined Southern League club Bedford Town in 1953, for whom he made 59 appearances before retiring in 1954.

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Morrad ran a chain of

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s in

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. In the 1960s, he employed former Brentford player

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as manager of one of the branches.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrad, Frank 1920 births 1981 deaths Footballers from Brentford English footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Southall F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Southern Football League players Association football forwards Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players Crystal Palace F.C. wartime guest players British expatriates in Spain