Mick Morris (footballer, born 1943)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Morris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, Essex, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 2020 (aged 77)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barking | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Grays Athletic | |||
| West Ham United | 0 | (0) | |
| Faversham Town | |||
| 1964–1967 | Oxford United | 90 | (15) |
| 1967–1972 | Port Vale | 184 | (24) |
| 1972–1977 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| Leek Town | |||
| Total | 274+ | (39+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Michael John Morris (20 January 1943 – 16 March 2020[2]) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
He spent time with Barking, Grays Athletic, West Ham United (without making a first-team appearance), and Faversham Town, before he joined Oxford United in 1964.
He helped the club to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1964–65, before he moved on to Port Vale in July 1967. He was moved on to Stafford Rangers in May 1972. After five years with Rangers, he ended his career at Leek Town.
Honours[change | change source]
Oxford United
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1964–65
Port Vale
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1969–70[4]
Stafford Rangers
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 205. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Former Oxford Utd and Port Vale promotion winner Mick Morris passes away aged 77
- ↑ "1967: Chapman arrives and Czech tour". onevalefan.co.uk. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ Kent, Jeff (1990). "Surviving on a Shoestring (1969–1979)". The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 227–257. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
- ↑ Baggaley, Michael (19 March 2020). "Tributes are paid to former Port Vale forward Mick Morris". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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