Johnny Morris
| Date of birth | 27 September 1923 |
| Place of birth | Radcliffe |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Inside forward |
A brilliant individualist who fitted into a team pattern, Johnny formed part of possibly United's greatest ever forward line (1946-49). Sold for record fee in acrimonious circumstances in 1949. Later the same year the record was broken when Eddie Quigley moved from Sheffield Wednesday to Preston, Quigley being Morris' uncle!.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Manchester United | 01 Mar 1941 | 01 Mar 1949 | |
| Derby County | 01 Mar 1949 | 01 Oct 1952 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1946-47 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1946-47 | Manchester United | League Division One | 24 | 8 |
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| 1947-48 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | ||||
| 1947-48 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 6 | 3 |
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| 1947-48 | Manchester United | League Division One | 38 | 18 |
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| 1948-49 | Derby County | League Division One | 13 | 13 |
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| 1948-49 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | 1 |
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| 1948-49 | Manchester United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1948-49 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1948-49 | Manchester United | League Division One | 22 | 6 |
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| 1949-50 | Derby County | FA Cup | 5 | 2 |
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| 1949-50 | Derby County | League Division One | 34 | 10 |
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| 1949-50 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | ||||
| 1950-51 | Derby County | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1950-51 | Derby County | League Division One | 37 | 10 |
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| 1950-51 | Football League | Inter League | 2 | 1 |
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| 1951-52 | Derby County | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1951-52 | Derby County | League Division One | 41 | 10 |
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| 1952-53 | Derby County | League Division One | 5 | 1 |
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| 1952-53 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 20 | 5 |
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| 1953-54 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 8 | 1 |
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| 1953-54 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 39 | 13 |
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| 1954-55 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1954-55 | Leicester City | League Division One | 37 | 8 |
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| 1955-56 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1955-56 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 39 | 5 |
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| 1956-57 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1956-57 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 42 | 1 |
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| 1957-58 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1957-58 | Leicester City | League Division One | 29 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1949 | Derby County v Everton | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1949 | Portsmouth v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1949 | Derby County v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1949 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1949 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1949 | Burnley v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1949 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1949 | Derby County v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1949 | Derby County v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1949 | Derby County v Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1949 | Charlton Athletic v Derby County | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1949 | Derby County v Liverpool | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1949 | Derby County v Stoke City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1949 | Derby County v Manchester United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1949 | Aston Villa v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1949 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1949 | Derby County v Aston Villa | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1949 | Derby County v Stoke City | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1949 | Bolton Wanderers v Derby County | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1949 | Burnley v Derby County | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1949 | Derby County v Sunderland | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1949 | Liverpool v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1949 | Derby County v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1949 | Fulham v Derby County | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1949 | Derby County v Manchester City | W | 7-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1949 | Charlton Athletic v Derby County | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1949 | Manchester United v Derby County | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1949 | Derby County v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1949 | Birmingham City v Derby County | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1949 | Derby County v Birmingham City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1949 | Stoke City v Derby County | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1950 | Manchester City v Derby County | W | 3-5 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 1950 | Derby County v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1950 | Sunderland v Derby County | L | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1950 | Bury v Derby County | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1950 | Derby County v Bury | W | 5-2 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 04 Feb 1950 | Derby County v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1950 | Derby County v Northampton Town | W | 4-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 18 Feb 1950 | Arsenal v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1950 | Derby County v Everton | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 08 Mar 1950 | Derby County v Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1950 | Newcastle United v Derby County | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1950 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1950 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1950 | Derby County v Blackpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1950 | Derby County v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1950 | Huddersfield Town v Derby County | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1950 | West Bromwich Albion v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1950 | Derby County v Everton | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Apr 1950 | Manchester City v Derby County | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1950 | Derby County v Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1950 | Sunderland v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1950 | Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1950 | Derby County v Aston Villa | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1950 | Stoke City v Derby County | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1950 | Derby County v Charlton Athletic | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1950 | Liverpool v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1950 | Derby County v Fulham | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1950 | Bolton Wanderers v Derby County | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1950 | Derby County v Blackpool | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1950 | Derby County v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1950 | Newcastle United v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1950 | Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1950 | Arsenal v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1950 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1950 | Derby County v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1950 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1950 | Derby County v Portsmouth | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1950 | Everton v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1950 | Derby County v Sunderland | W | 6-5 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1950 | Aston Villa v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1950 | Derby County v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1950 | Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Dec 1950 | Derby County v Stoke City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Jan 1951 | Derby County v West Bromwich Albion | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 1951 | West Bromwich Albion v Derby County | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 20 Jan 1951 | Fulham v Derby County | W | 3-5 | League Division One | |
| 27 Jan 1951 | Derby County v Birmingham City | L | 1-3 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 03 Feb 1951 | Derby County v Bolton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Feb 1951 | Blackpool v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1951 | West Bromwich Albion v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Mar 1951 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1951 | Derby County v Arsenal | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1951 | Manchester United v Derby County | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1951 | Huddersfield Town v Derby County | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1951 | Derby County v Manchester United | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1951 | Derby County v Middlesbrough | W | 6-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1951 | Burnley v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1951 | Derby County v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1951 | Charlton Athletic v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Aug 1951 | Derby County v Sunderland | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 22 Aug 1951 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1951 | Aston Villa v Derby County | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1951 | Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1951 | Derby County v Stoke City | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1951 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1951 | Derby County v Manchester City | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1951 | Arsenal v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1951 | Derby County v Blackpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1951 | Liverpool v Derby County | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1951 | Manchester United v Derby County | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1951 | Derby County v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1951 | Preston North End v Derby County | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1951 | Derby County v Burnley | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1951 | Charlton Athletic v Derby County | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1951 | Derby County v Fulham | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1951 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1951 | Derby County v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1951 | Newcastle United v Derby County | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1951 | Derby County v Bolton Wanderers | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1951 | Sunderland v Derby County | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Dec 1951 | Derby County v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1951 | Huddersfield Town v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1951 | Derby County v Huddersfield Town | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Dec 1951 | Stoke City v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1952 | Manchester City v Derby County | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Jan 1952 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 1952 | Derby County v Middlesbrough | L | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 19 Jan 1952 | Derby County v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1952 | Blackpool v Derby County | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Feb 1952 | Bolton Wanderers v Derby County | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Feb 1952 | Derby County v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Derby County v Manchester United | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Mar 1952 | Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Mar 1952 | Derby County v Preston North End | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1952 | Burnley v Derby County | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1952 | Derby County v Charlton Athletic | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1952 | Portsmouth v Derby County | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1952 | West Bromwich Albion v Derby County | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1952 | Derby County v Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1952 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1952 | Fulham v Derby County | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 May 1952 | Derby County v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1952 | Bolton Wanderers v Derby County | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1952 | Chelsea v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1952 | Derby County v Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1952 | Derby County v Chelsea | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1952 | Derby County v Manchester United | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | England | A v B | 1 | 1 |
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| 1948-49 | England | International Friendly | 2 | 3 |
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| 1949-50 | England | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1949 | Finland v England | W | 0-4 | A v B | |
| 18 May 1949 | Norway v England | W | 1-4 | International Friendly | |
| 22 May 1949 | France v England | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 21 Sep 1949 | England v Republic of Ireland | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.