Trevor Morris (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor Morris | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorslas, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 2003 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1958 | Cardiff City | ||
| 1958–1965 | Swansea Town | ||
| 1964 | Wales (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Trevor Morris OBE, DFC (6 September 1920 – 3 February 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer and manager.
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 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.
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. He flew more than 40 missions over enemy territory and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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. 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.
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