Player #234
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1911-12
1914-15
Retired
Bill Morris
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1912-15 🕒 53 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #234 |
Season :
1911-12 | 1912-13 | 1913-14 | 1914-15 |
Age :
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # |
Appearances :
1 | 22 | 13 | 17 |
Starts :
1 | 22 | 13 | 17 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - | - | - |
Involvements :
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- | - | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
William Morris
Birth Date
12 February 1888
Birth Place
Danesmoor, Derbyshire
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Clay Cross Zingari FC |
1907 Derby County |
Clay Cross Zingari FC |
Clay Cross Town |
1910 Alfreton Town |
1911-12 Chesterfield Town |
Original Transfer
Aged
24
From
Chesterfield Town
For
Free
On
March 1912
Under
George Ramsay
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
27
Shrewsbury Town
Free
1915
George Ramsay 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1919-20 Shrewsbury Town
1920-21 Cradley Heath
1921 Clay Cross Town
Retired
Died
1949, Aged 61
Bill Morris
Villa Career
1912-15 🕒 53 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #234 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
George Ramsay 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
6 April 1912
Under
George Ramsay 🏴
First Squad
6 April 1912
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1911-12
6 April 1912
Liverpool (a), Division One
24
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1914-15
28 April 1915
Newcastle United (a), Division One
27
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Squad
28 April 1915
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Honours
1912-13 FA Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Bill Morris
Player #235 for Aston Villa, William Morris, known as Bill Morris played as a centre back for the club.
Bill played for Villa between 1911-12 and 1914-15 making 53 appearances
.
Bill was born in Danesmoor, Derbyshire on 12th February 1888 and made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 24 on the 6th April 1912.
Villa had signed Bill from Chesterfield Town in March 1912 and his Villa career was to take off in the 1912-13 season.
Bill had lived in America before becoming a professional footballer, playing football stateside before returning home prior to joining Villa in 1912.
Bill became a regular squad player, appearing in both of Villa’s League runner-up seasons 1912-13 and 1913-14 and scored his only Villa goal against West Ham in the Cup run of 1913 (he did not play in the latter stages of the competition).
Like many footballers of the time, WW1 interrupted Bill’s career and he made no further appearances for the club before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in 1919.
Bill hung up his boots in 1921.
Bill played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Bill passed away in Birmingham on 17 March 1949 aged 61.