George Morrall
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Richard Morrall | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Smethwick, England | ||
Date of death | 15 November 1955 | (aged 50)||
Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Gorse Street Primitive Methodists | |||
Chance's Glass Works | |||
Littleton Harriers | |||
Allen Everitt's Sports | |||
West Bromwich Albion (trial) | |||
1927–1936 | Birmingham | 243 | (5) |
1936–1940 | Swindon Town | 97 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Richard Morrall (4 October 1905 – 15 November 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.[2] Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, Morrall made 266 senior appearances for Birmingham, which included 243 top-flight League matches and the 1931 FA Cup Final at Wembley.[2] He was a dominant defender, good both in the air and on the ground, and a fierce tackler.[2] He went on to make more than 100 appearances for Third Division South club Swindon Town.[3] Morrall died in Birmingham aged 50.[2]
Honours
[edit]Birmingham
References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. 23 August 1926. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- ^ "George Morrall". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.