Appearances:
53 |
Starts:
53 |
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0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
1 |
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Goal Involvements:
Player #233
Centre, top; Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #215.
Centre, top; Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #215.
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Centre Back
1911-12
1914-15
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Bill Morris
Bill Morris
Seasons Quick-View
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 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1911-12 | 1912-13 | 1913-14 | 1914-15 |
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William Morris
Birth Date
12 February 1888
Birth Place
Danesmoor, Derbyshire
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Clay Cross Zingari FC |
1907 Derby County |
Clay Cross Zingari FC |
Clay Cross Town |
1910 Alfreton Town |
1911-12 Chesterfield Town |
Transfer in
Aged
24
From
Chesterfield Town
For
Free
On
March 1912
Under
George Ramsay
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
27
Shrewsbury Town
To
For
Free
On
1915
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
1919-20 Shrewsbury Town |
1920-21 Cradley Heath |
1921 Clay Cross Town |
Died
1949, Aged 61
Villa Career
1912-15 Free, 53 | 1 | #233 |
Appearances
Unused
53
0
Goals
1
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1911-12
6 April 1912
Liverpool (a), Division One
24
No Substitutes in Period
Saturday, 1 February 1913
Appearances
Goals
53
1
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1914-15
28 April 1915
Newcastle United (a), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
27
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
1912-13 FA Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Bill Morris
Centre, top; Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #215.
Centre, top; Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #215.
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
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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.