- Seymour Morris
Infobox Football biography
playername = Seymour Morris
dateofbirth = birth date|1908|2|15|df=y
cityofbirth =Ynyshir
countryofbirth =Wales
dateofdeath = 1991 (aged c. 83)
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position =Outside left
youthyears =
youthclubs = Aberaman Athletic
years = 1933–1935
1935–1945
clubs = Huddersfield Town
Birmingham
caps(goals) = 06 0(3)
83 (29)
nationalyears = 1936–1939
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 05 0(2)Seymour Morris (
15 February 1908 – 1991) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as anoutside left . He won five full caps for his country and played for Huddersfield Town and Birmingham inthe Football League .Biography
Seymour Morris was born in
Ynyshir ,Glamorgan . On leaving school he became a miner, and then joined the army, serving in theWelch Regiment . While stationed nearCardiff he played football for Welsh League side Aberaman Athletic, where he was noticed by bigger clubs. At the relatively late age of 25 he turned professional, signing for Huddersfield Town in 1933. Unable to establish himself as a regular first-team player at Huddersfield, he moved to fellow First Division club Birmingham in March 1935.At Birmingham he was used in his preferred position on the left wing, but still took another eighteen months to supplant
Billy Guest as first choice in that spot. He was the club's top scorer in 1936–37, with 15 league goals (16 in all competitions), but this was the only year in which injury and international duty allowed him to play anything approaching a full season. During the Second World War he serviced aircraft at Elmdon aerodrome and made occasional appearances for Birmingham, playing his last game for the club in April 1945.He won five full caps for Wales. On his international debut he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over England at
Ninian Park on17 October 1936 , which was the first time England had lost in Wales for over 50 years. [cite web
url=http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=205 |title=Match Statistics |publisher=The Football Association |accessdate=2007-08-23] Wales went on to win the Home International Championship that year, the last time they won it outright. [cite web
url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bhc.html |title=British Home Championship Overview |author=Macario Reyes and Neil Morrison |publisher=RSSSF |date=1999-10-01 |accessdate=2007-08-25]When he retired from playing football he took up coaching in his native South Wales. Later he and his wife ran a children's home. He died in October 1991, aged 83. [http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action]
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References
*cite book
author=Joyce, Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club |year=2000 |publisher=Britespot |location=Cradley Heath |isbn=0-9539288-0-2
*cite web
url=http://www.wfda.co.uk/ |title=Welsh Football Data ArchivePersondata
NAME = Morris, Seymour
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1908-02-15
PLACE OF BIRTH =Ynyshir ,Glamorgan ,Wales
DATE OF DEATH = 1991
PLACE OF DEATH =
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