William Morris (30 July 1918 – 31 December 2002) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside forward. He was part of the Burnley side which lost 0–1 to Charlton Athletic in the 1947 FA Cup Final. Between 1947 and 1952, Morris won a total of five caps for the Wales national football team.

After he retired from playing, Morris had two spells as manager of Wrexham and a stint as coach with Colwyn Bay. He and his wife had one son, Gareth Morris, and also spent some years running a guest house in Llandudno and local shop in Llysfaen. His nephew is former Wrexham and Chester City forward Elfed Morris

Billy Morris (footballer, born 1918)

International caps

Wales score first

References

Billy Morris international caps

Billy Morris managerial stats at Soccerbase

1918 births

2002 deaths

People from Colwyn Bay

Footballers from Conwy County Borough

Welsh men's footballers

Welsh football managers

Wales men's international footballers

Men's association football forwards

Burnley F.C. players

Wrexham A.F.C. managers

English Football League players

English Football League managers

Llandudno F.C. players

Billy Morris (footballer, born 1918)