Billy Morris (footballer, born 1918)
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Full name
William Morris
Date of birth
30 July 1918
Place of birth
Llanddulas, Wales
Date of death
31 December 2002 (aged 84)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Morris | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Llanddulas, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2002 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Bodelwyddan, Wales | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Llandudno Town | |||
| 1939–1953 | Burnley | 211 | (47) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1952 | Wales | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Wrexham | ||
| 1965 | Wrexham | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Morris (30 July 1918 – 31 December 2002) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside forward. He was part of the Burnley side which lost 0–1 to Charlton Athletic in the 1947 FA Cup Final. Between 1947 and 1952, Morris won a total of five caps for the Wales national football team.[1]
After he retired from playing, Morris had two spells as manager of Wrexham and a stint as coach with Colwyn Bay. He and his wife had one son, Gareth Morris, and also spent some years running a guest house in Llandudno and local shop in Llysfaen. His nephew is former Wrexham and Chester City forward Elfed Morris
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