Grenville Morris
Football, Football player
1877 – 1959
Who was Grenville Morris?
Arthur Grenville Morris was a Welsh footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Swindon Town, and who was also capped by Wales. Usually just known as Grenville Morris, he was born in Builth Wells, Wales. He was one of the greatest players of his generation and was known as The Prince of the Inside-Lefts.
He moved from Aberystwyth Town to Swindon Town in early 1897, and went on to play 50 games for the Robins in all competitions, scoring 44 goals. Morris moved on to Nottingham Forest in 1898 for a sum of £200. He still holds Forest's all-time goal scoring record with 217 in all competitions.
He won his first full international Welsh cap at the age of 18 in 1896 against England, and went on to play 21 times for his country, the last 16 of which were whilst he was with Forest. His last Welsh cap came on 11 March 1912 against England. He scored a total of nine goals in international football.
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- Born
- Apr 13, 1877
Builth Wells - Nationality
- Wales
- Lived in
- Builth Wells
- Died
- Nov 27, 1959
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on July 23, 2013
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