| Full name | William Andrews Morton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1866-07-20)20 July 1866 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 March 1948(1948-03-19) (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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William Andrews Morton (20 July 1866 — 19 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Morton attended St Columba's College and Trinity College Dublin.
Morton was a doctor by profession and had a medical practice in Birr, County Offaly. He captained the Birr Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in 1888, as a forward against Scotland at Edinburgh.
See also
References
- "Dr W. A. Morton". Irish Independent. 20 March 1948.
- "The New Birr Club". Dublin Daily Nation. 8 October 1898.
External links
- William Morton at ESPNscrum