Tommy Morren

Tommy Morren
Personal information
Full name Thomas Morren[1]
Date of birth (1871-03-27)27 March 1871
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 29 January 1929(1929-01-29) (aged 57)
Height 5 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Middlesbrough Victoria
Middlesbrough Vulcan
Middlesbrough Ironopolis
Middlesbrough
Barnsley St Peters
1896–1904 Sheffield United
International career
1898 England 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Morren (27 March 1871 – 29 January 1929) was an English international footballer, who played as a centre half.

Early life

Morren was born in Sunderland, the second of fifth children.[1] His father was Irish.[1] Like his father he worked as an ironfounder.[1]

Career

Morren played for Middlesbrough Victoria, Middlesbrough Vulcan, Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Middlesbrough, Barnsley St Peters and Sheffield United.[2][3]

His solitary cap for England came in 1898, where he scored in the British Home Championship match against Ireland.[4]

Later life

Morren had three children and worked as a newsagent and tobacconist in Sheffield.[1] He joined the Royal Air Force in 1918.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "England Players - Tommy Morren". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. ^ Tommy Morren at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Tommy Morren". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Tommy Morren". Englandstats.com. Edit this at Wikidata


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