Ben Morton (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin W. Morton | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | November 1962 (aged 52) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stourbridge | |||
| 1933–193? | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 193?–1935 | Stourbridge | ||
| 1935–1936 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Torquay United | ||
| 1937–1945 | Swindon Town | ||
| Stourbridge | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benjamin W. Morton (28 August 1910 – November 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Sheffield, Morton began his career with Stourbridge before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1933. He then joined Manchester United via a short spell back at Stourbridge in May 1935. His only game for United came against West Ham United on 16 November 1935,[1] and he left to join Torquay United in May 1936.
In October 1937, he was transferred to Swindon Town for a then-club record fee of £1,000,[2] and during the following season (1938–39) he was the top scorer of the Third Division South with 28 goals.[3]
He was a regular in the Swindon side until the outbreak of war and remained with the club. He played once during the 1945–46 season before leaving in 1945 to rejoin Stourbridge.
References
[edit]- ^ "Benjamin Morton Profile". MUFCINFO. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Ben MORTON". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
External links
[edit]- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
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