Matt Moralee (footballer, born 1912)

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
Playing position 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

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

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

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  2. 1 2 3 "Matthew Moralee". familysearch.org. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Player profile Matt Moralee". FoxesHistory. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Moralee Family Tree". Mundia. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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