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Richard Morris

Birthdate: 1879 Birthplace: Newtown, Wales Other clubs: Newtown (1900-02), Druids (1902), Leeds City (1905-06), Grimsby Town (1906-07), Plymouth Argyle (1907-08), Reading (1908-09), Huddersfield Town (1909-10) Bought from: Druids Signed for LFC: N/A, April 1902 International debut: 22.02.1902 vs. Ireland International caps: 6/1 (1/0 at LFC) - 11.04.1908

Liverpool debut: 19.04.1902 Last appearance: 21.04.1905 Debut goal: 10.10.1903 Last goal: 17.09.1904 Contract expiry: July 1905 Win ratio: 38.46% W: 15 D: 9 L: 15 Games/goals ratio: 7.8 LFC league games/goals: 38 / 5 Total LFC games/goals: 39 / 5

Player profile

Inside-left Morris was one of the first Newtown natives to volunteer his services at the front of the Boer War. In August 1902 his former teammates at Newtown sent him a gold medal and watch chain as "a token of esteem and regret at his leaving their district." Although Morris only scored five times in his 38 League appearances for Liverpool, two of them earned a draw in the Merseyside derby in October 1903. Morris was often criticized for wasting good scoring opportunities, but he was "one of the trickiest players who ever kicked a ball. He is too clever, too fond of arguing I believe is the expression now current," noted the joint Everton/Liverpool programme in 1904. He was furthermore described as a "tireless runner and top speed dribbler." Liverpool had excellent forwards on their books restricting Morris to only seven games in the 1904/05 season so he headed to second division Leeds City in the summer of 1905.

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