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English footballer

Tommy Morren
Personal information
Full name Thomas Morren
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)
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. His father was Irish. Like his father he worked as an ironfounder.

Career

Morren played for Middlesbrough Victoria, Middlesbrough Vulcan, Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Middlesbrough, Barnsley St Peters and Sheffield United.

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

Later life

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

References

  1. ^ "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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