Elfed Morris is a former Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 professional footballer. He played in The Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 for Wrexham

Wrexham A.F.C.

Wrexham Football Club are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English football pyramid.Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in Britain and the oldest professional club in Wales...

, Chester

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

 and Halifax Town

Halifax Town A.F.C.

Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...

.

Playing career

The nephew of former Wrexham

Wrexham A.F.C.

Wrexham Football Club are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English football pyramid.Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in Britain and the oldest professional club in Wales...

 manager Billy Morris

Billy Morris (footballer)

William "Billy" Morris 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...

, Elfed joined Wrexham in May 1960 after starting out with his hometown club of Colwyn Bay

Colwyn Bay F.C.

Colwyn Bay F.C. are a Welsh football club, as of the 2011–12 season are playing in the Conference North. Nicknamed the Seagulls, the club play at Llanelian Road in Old Colwyn.-History:...

. Two years later he moved to local rivals Chester

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

, where he was to spend the majority of his professional career.

Morris scored 69 league goals over the next six years, leaving him as the club's fourth highest Football League scorer in their history. 24 of them came in 1964–65

1964-65 in English football

The 1964–65 season was the 85th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* After a three-way tussle for the League title between Manchester United, Leeds United and Chelsea, Manchester United came out on top and were crowned champions....

, when Morris and fellow attackers Jimmy Humes

Jimmy Humes

Jimmy Humes is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for four clubs.-Playing career:...

, Mike Metcalf

Mike Metcalf

Mike Metcalf is a former English professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in The Football League for Wrexham and Chester....

, Hugh Ryden and Gary Talbot

Gary Talbot

Gary Talbot was a professional footballer in the 1960s with Chester, where he set a record as the second highest Football League goalscorer, and Crewe Alexandra...

 all managed at least 20 goals each in league and English cup matches. Morris scored an identical tally the following season, amid rumours he would be leaving for a bigger club.

Morris ended his league career at Halifax Town

Halifax Town A.F.C.

Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...

, before spending time in non-league football with Caernarfon Town

Caernarfon Town F.C.

Caernarfon Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance. The club ia nicknamed The Canaries because of its yellow and green strip. Caernarfon Town plays at The Oval, Caernarfon, Gwynedd.-History:...

, Bethesda Athletic

Bethesda Athletic F.C.

Bethesda Athletic F.C. is a football club based in the Welsh town of Bethesda, in northwest Wales.The club currently play their trade in the Welsh Alliance League Dvision 1. At the start of 2009/10 they have founded a reserve team...

, Llandudno Borough and Colwyn Bay

Colwyn Bay F.C.

Colwyn Bay F.C. are a Welsh football club, as of the 2011–12 season are playing in the Conference North. Nicknamed the Seagulls, the club play at Llanelian Road in Old Colwyn.-History:...

. He managed both Caernarfon and Colwyn Bay before becoming club groundsman with the Bay, for a position he still holds.

Away from football, Morris has run his own entertainment agency in Colwyn Bay.

External links

• Career stats by Neil Brown