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Bernard Morrey

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Bernard Morrey
Personal information
Full name Bernard Joseph Morrey[1]
Date of birth (1927-04-08)8 April 1927
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 23 March 2011(2011-03-23) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Huyton, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1952 Llandudno
1952–1953 Newport County 22 (2)
1953–1955 Chester 30 (6)
Ellesmere Port
Total 52 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Joseph Morrey (6 April 1927 – 23 March 2011) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Newport County and Chester in the 1950s.[2]

Morrey was the great-uncle of England international footballer Wayne Rooney.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bernard Morrey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Bernard Morrey". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ Bagnall, Steve (21 September 2004). "Rooney's N.Wales footballing roots". Daily Post. Retrieved 29 October 2016.