Fred Morris (15 June 1929 – 20 November 1998) was a professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in

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for six clubs.

Playing career

Morris was born in

Oswestry Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of ...

and began his playing career with non-league Oswestry Town before joining

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

in May 1950. He made more than 200 league appearances for the Walsall before moving to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

in March 1957 for £1,500. In May 1958, Morris moved again, joining the

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side

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

for £7,000. Morris was initially a regular at

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but he played in just one match after the arrival of

Bill Shankly William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Shankly brought success to Liverpool, gaining promotion to the First Division and winnin ...

as manager in December 1959. He spent the 1960–61 season with

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

and then Gillingham. He joined

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

in July 1961, playing more than half the games as the side finished bottom of the Football League. At the end of the season he was released by the manager,

Bill Lambton William Lambton (2 December 1914 – 16 September 1976) was an English football player and manager. He played in goal for Nottingham Forest, Exeter City and Doncaster Rovers, although he made just three Football League appearances in total wi ...

, and he joined

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

. This was followed by a return to Oswestry Town, where he became manager in two spells (1969-73 and 1980-83). Away from football, Morris ran a building contractor's business and took over a garage in Oswestry.

References

External links

Player profile at LFChistory.netArticle on players to play for Chester and Liverpool
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Fred (Footballer) 1929 births 1998 deaths English footballers Sportspeople from Oswestry Association football wingers English Football League players Oswestry Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English football managers Oswestry Town F.C. managers