Bob Morton (footballer, born 1927)

Bob Morton
Personal information
Full name Robert Hendy Morton[1]
Date of birth (1927-09-25)25 September 1927
Place of birth Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Date of death 6 May 2002(2002-05-06) (aged 74)
Place of death Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1943–1945 Waterlows
1945–1946 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1964 Luton Town 495 (48)
Managerial career
Bletchley Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Hendy Morton (25 September 1927 – 6 May 2002)[2] was an English professional footballer who played for Luton Town. Morton holds the record for most appearances for the club, with 495 in the Football League and 550 overall.[3]

Playing career

Morton started out playing locally at Waterlows, but signed amateur forms with Luton Town as the war drew to an end. Luton signed him on a professional contract a year later, in 1946. Morton made his debut on 30 October 1948, playing at centre-forward as Luton beat West Ham United 1–0 at Upton Park.[4]

Morton was equally good as a forward or as a wing half, and whether he was scoring goals or stopping them at the other end he was an ever-present in the Luton team. Morton left Luton in 1964, at the age of 38. He spent a spell as player-manager of Bletchley Town, before retiring altogether.

Honours

Luton Town

References

  1. ^ "Bob Morton". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Bob Morton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Bob Morton". Luton Town F.C. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  4. ^ Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3.
  5. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.