Bob Morton (footballer, born 1906)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Morton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 March 1906||
Place of birth | Widdrington, England[1] | ||
Date of death | April 1990 (age 84)[1] | ||
Place of death | Widdrington, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Tritlington | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922–1925 | Ashington | 3 | (0) |
1925–1927 | Bedlington United | ||
1927–1928 | Barnsley | 1 | (1) |
1928–1929 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | (3) |
1929–1931 | Newark Town | ||
1931–1932 | Bradford Park Avenue | 6 | (0) |
1932–1935 | Port Vale | 101 | (19) |
Total | 145+ | (23+) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert Morton (3 March 1906 – April 1990) was a well-travelled English footballer who played for Ashington, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town, Bradford Park Avenue, and Port Vale in the 1920s and 1930s.
Playing career[]
Morton played for Tritlington, Ashington, Bedlington United, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town and Bradford Park Avenue, before joining Port Vale in May 1932.[1] He scored ten goals in 33 Second Division appearances in the 1932–33 season, and found the net against West Ham United and Manchester United at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He scored five goals in 33 games in the 1933–34 campaign, with two of these goals coming in a 2–0 win over Preston North End on 10 March.[1] He scored five goals in 36 league and FA Cup games in the 1934–35 season, before leaving the Football League to play for .[1]
Statistics[]
Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ashington | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Barnsley | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nottingham Forest | Second Division | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
Bradford Park Avenue | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Port Vale | 1932–33 | Second Division | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
1933–34 | Second Division | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
1934–35 | Second Division | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |
Total | 101 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 20 | ||
Career total | 145 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 24 |
References[]
- 1906 births
- 1990 deaths
- People from Widdrington, Northumberland
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- Ashington A.F.C. players
- Bedlington United A.F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Newark Town F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Throckley Welfare F.C. players
- English Football League players