Harold Morse was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 0 goals. His only cap was against Scotland on 5th April 1879 at the age of 19. Morse, born on 4th December 1859, in Birmingham, has a FA Legacy Number of 64 and played as a Left Back for his country.
Harold Morse - 1 cap (0 goals)
- Full Name: Rev Harold Morse
- Born: 4th December 1859, Birmingham
- Died: 1st November 1935, New Jersey, USA aged 75
- England Career: 1879
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Notts County (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 64
- Morse's father Francis Morse was vicar of St John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham and Harold was born at the parsonage. Initially favoured rugby and had a spell with Derby Wanderers (1876) before changing codes in 1878 to play for Notts County and Notts Rangers in 1880s. He played one season with Notts County at centre forward but "did not show to so much advantage in that position" so moved back to defence. After football, like his father, was ordained. He and his fiancée Mabel Cursham (sister of Arthur & Harry Cursham) emigrated to the US in 1886 and they married there that year.
England Career Statistics
- Only Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 5th April 1879 aged 19 years, 4 months, 1 day
- Starts: 1
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 1
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Norman Bailey
- 1 Match
- Charlie Bambridge
- 1 Match
- Reg Birkett
- 1 Match
- Edward Christian
- 1 Match
- Arthur Goodyer
- 1 Match
- Arnold Hills
- 1 Match
- Billy Mosforth
- 1 Match
- James Prinsep
- 1 Match
- Francis Sparks
- 1 Match
- Henry Wace
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 6 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 5 - 4, 5th Apr 1879 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 4 months, 1 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.