Edward Morse (born 1870; date of death unknown) was an English 19th-century footballer. He played 46 games (including 13 in the Football League and 25 in the Midland League) for Burslem Port Vale in the late 1890s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Morse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanley, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1895–1898 | Burslem Port Vale | 38 | (1) |
| Total | 38 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMorse joined Burslem Port Vale in February 1895.[1] His debut came, rather unfortunately, in a 10–0 defeat at Notts County on 26 February; this was his only Second Division appearance of the 1894–95 season.[1] He became a first-team regular from March 1896, playing 12 league games at the end of the 1895–96 campaign.[1] However, he failed to rejoin the club after the 1897–98 season, despite the club retaining him.[1] Perhaps this was in part to his experiences that season; he was 'hurled under the waggonette' by the crowd after Vale won 1–0 at Doncaster Rovers on 27 March 1897 in a Midland League match, and he was also sent off the next week at the Athletic Ground in a 1–0 loss to Ilkeston Town after punching an opponent who Morse claimed bit him on the nose.[1]
Career statistics
editSource:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1896–97 | Midland League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 1897–98 | Midland League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 206. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Teddy Morse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)