Thomas Henry Morris (14 September 1884 – 24 March 1918) was an English professional
footballer who played in the
Football League
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for
Leeds City and
Grimsby Town,
as well as in the
Southern League for
Brighton & Hove Albion. A
centre half as a player, he later
coached at
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.
Personal life
In March 1915, during the second year of the
First World War, Morris enlisted in the
Lincolnshire Regiment. He was serving as a
sergeant
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when he was
killed in the
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sector on 24 March 1918.
Morris is commemorated on the
Pozières Memorial.
Career statistics
References
1884 births
Military personnel from Lincolnshire
People from Caistor
English men's footballers
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Men's association football wing halves
English Football League players
British Army personnel of World War I
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Royal Lincolnshire Regiment soldiers
British military personnel killed in World War I
1918 deaths
Leeds City F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. non-playing staff
Southern Football League players
Midland Football League players
Footballers from Lincolnshire
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