Frank Morrad (28 February 1920 – 13 July 1981) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Morrad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Brentford, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 1981 (aged 61)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Mijas, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1936– | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Southall | |||
| –1946 | Notts County | 1 | (0) |
| → Arsenal (guest) | |||
| → Clapton Orient (guest) | |||
| → Crystal Palace (guest) | |||
| 1946–1947 | Leyton Orient | 25 | (11) |
| 1947–1948 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | (3) |
| 1951–1953 | Brentford | 6 | (2) |
| 1953–1954 | Bedford Town | 59 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editMorrad began his career as a junior with Brentford in 1936.[2] He later moved to Athenian League club Southall and began his professional career with Third Division South club Notts County prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.[2][3] During the war, Morrad guested for Arsenal, Clapton Orient and Crystal Palace,[3] before finally making his professional debut for Notts County in 1946.[4] He moved to fellow Third Division South club Leyton Orient, for whom he had guested during the war, in November 1946.[1] Morrad found his form at Brisbane Road and scored 11 goals in 25 games during the second half of the 1946–47 season.[5] Morrad departed the Os in August 1947 for Second Division club Fulham,[1] but he failed to make an appearance for the club.[5]
Morrad dropped to the Third Division South to join Brighton & Hove Albion in February 1948 and remained with the club until August 1951,[1] when he rejoined hometown club Brentford.[5] He made just six appearances for the Bees and joined Southern League club Bedford Town in 1953,[3][6] for whom he made 59 appearances before retiring in 1954.[7]
Personal life
editAfter his retirement from football, Morrad ran a chain of betting shops in West London.[8] In the 1960s, he employed former Brentford player Ken Coote as manager of one of the branches.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 1946–47[4] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1951–52[6] | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952–53[6] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Frank Morrad". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 80–81. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b "Notts County FC in the 1940s". Up the Maggies. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Frank Morrad at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 381–382. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Best Years Players J-R". bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 37. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.