Bob Morton (footballer, born 1906)

Robert Morton (3 March 1906 – April 1990) was a well-travelled English footballer who played for Ashington, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town, Bradford Park Avenue, and Port Vale in the 1920s and 1930s.

Bob Morton

Personal information
Full name	Robert Morton[1]
Date of birth	3 March 1906[1]
Place of birth	Widdrington, England[1]
Date of death	April 1990 (age 84)[1]
Place of death	Widdrington, England[1]
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Tritlington
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1922–1925	Ashington	3	(0)
1925–1927	Bedlington United
1927–1928	Barnsley	1	(1)
1928–1929	Nottingham Forest	34	(3)
1929–1931	Newark Town
1931–1932	Bradford Park Avenue	6	(0)
1932–1935	Port Vale	101	(19)
	Throckley Welfare
Total		145+	(23+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Morton played for Tritlington, Ashington, Bedlington United, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town and Bradford Park Avenue, before joining Port Vale in May 1932.[1] He scored ten goals in 33 Second Division appearances in the 1932–33 season, and found the net against West Ham United and Manchester United at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He scored five goals in 33 games in the 1933–34 campaign, with two of these goals coming in a 2–0 win over Preston North End on 10 March.[1] He scored five goals in 36 league and FA Cup games in the 1934–35 season, before leaving the Football League to play for Throckley Welfare.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ashington	1922–23	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1923–24	Third Division North	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1924–25	Third Division North	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	3	0
Barnsley	1927–28	Second Division	1	1	0	0	1	1
Nottingham Forest	1928–29	Second Division	27	3	1	0	28	3
	1929–30	Second Division	7	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		34	3	2	0	36	3
Bradford Park Avenue	1931–32	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
Port Vale	1932–33	Second Division	33	10	0	0	33	10
	1933–34	Second Division	33	5	0	0	33	5
	1934–35	Second Division	35	4	1	1	36	5
	Total		101	19	1	1	102	20
Career total			145	23	3	1	148	24

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 206. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Bob Morton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)