Matt Moralee (footballer, born 1912)

Matthew Moralee (21 February 1912−1991) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League between the wars.[1]

Matt Moralee
Personal information
Full name Matthew Moralee
Date of birth (1912-02-21)21 February 1912
Place of birth Barnburgh, Yorkshire, England
Date of death 1991 (aged 79)
Place of death Doncaster, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ormsby United
Denaby United
−1934? Gainsborough Trinity
1934?−1936 Grimsby Town (3?)
1936−1937 Aston Villa 12 (1)
1937−1939 Leicester City 38 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Barnburgh, near Doncaster,[2] he played for Ormsby United before going to Denaby United, Gainsborough Trinity and Grimsby Town.[1]

Moralee arrived at Division 1 side Aston Villa in October 1936 where he played in 12 games scoring one goal.[1]

In November 1937, he moved to Leicester City who had just been promoted to Division 1. Scoring 6 goals, he played in 43 league and cup matches for them before the outbreak of the war.[3]

He was the son of The Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers player, also called Matt Moralee.[4]

References

  1. "Matt Moralee". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. "Matthew Moralee". familysearch.org. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "Player profile Matt Moralee". FoxesHistory. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Moralee Family Tree". Mundia. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


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