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Welsh footballer and manager
Trevor Morris
OBE
DFM
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Full name
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Trevor Morris
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1920-09-06
)
6 September 1920
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Place of birth
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Gorslas
, Wales
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Date of death
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3 February 2003
(2003-02-03)
(aged 82)
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Place of death
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Nottingham
, England
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Position(s)
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Wing half
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1938?1939
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Ipswich Town
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1
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(0)
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1954?1958
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Cardiff City
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1958?1965
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Swansea Town
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1964
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Wales
(caretaker)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Trevor Morris
OBE
DFM
(6 September 1920 ? 3 February 2003) was a
Welsh
professional
footballer
and manager.
Playing career
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The son of a miner from
Carmarthenshire
, Morris began his career with
Ipswich Town
. He made his debut on 6 May 1939 in a 0?0 draw with
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
on the final day of the 1938?39 season. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Morris' playing career came to an end when he suffered a broken leg while playing for
Cardiff City
as a guest in a wartime cup match against
Bristol City
.
[2]
Second World War
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During the Second World War, Morris served in
RAF Bomber Command
and piloted the lead aircraft in a squadron of 40
Avro Lancaster
's on
D-Day
.
[2]
He flew more than 40 missions over enemy territory and was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Medal
in May 1945.
[3]
[4]
Managerial career
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He returned to football in 1946 as
Cardiff City
's assistant secretary, and was promoted to manager-secretary in 1954 after the resignation of
Cyril Spiers
.
[5]
Morris was unable to stop the club's relegation from the
First Division
and, after struggling the following year in Division Two, he resigned and instead took over at their
South Wales
rivals
Swansea Town
.
He was sacked following Swansea's relegation to the
Third Division
in 1965. He later had a short spell as general manager of
Newport County
.
Later life
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In 1971, he was appointed secretary of the
Football Association of Wales
, where he remained until 1982 when he stepped down due to a heart condition. In the
1976 New Year Honours
, Morris was appointed an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
(OBE) for his services to Welsh football.
[6]
[3]
[7]
One of Morris's long-term achievements was the acceptance of the principle that footballers could play for a country with which they had blood ties but which was not the country of their birth. He died on 3 February 2003.
Managerial statistics
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Team
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Country
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From
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To
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Record
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G
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W
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D
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L
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Win %
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Cardiff City
|
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April 1954
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August 1958
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186
|
59
|
40
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87
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31.72
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Swansea Town
|
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August 1958
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May 1965
|
327
|
112
|
77
|
138
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34.25
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Total
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513
|
171
|
117
|
225
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33.33
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References
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