{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bert Morley | image = | fullname = Herbert Morley | birth_date = {{birth date text|1 October 1882}} | birth_place = Sheffield, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1957|7|15|1882|10|df=y}} | death_place = | height = | position = Right-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kiveton Park | years1 = 1904–1907 | clubs1 = Grimsby Town<ref name = Joyce189/> | caps1 = 93 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1907–1915 | clubs2 = Notts County<ref name = Joyce189/> | caps2 = 258 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1910 | nationalteam1 = England | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''Herbert Morley''' (1 October 1882 – 15 July 1957)<ref name = Betts174>{{cite book | title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing|last= Betts|first= Graham | year=2006|isbn=1-905009-63-1|page=174}}</ref> was an English professional footballer who played at right-back for Grimsby Town and Notts County in the 1900s and 1910s. He also made one appearance for England in 1910.
==Football career== Morley was born in Sheffield, but was brought up in the Kiveton Park area of Rotherham,<ref name = Joyce189>{{cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |last=Joyce |first=Michael |year=2004 |publisher=Tony Brown|location=Nottingham |isbn=1-899468-67-6|page=189}}</ref> where he played youth football for the local team. His Football League career began when he joined Grimsby Town in August 1904.<ref name = Betts174/> He remained with Grimsby for three years before moving to Notts County in March 1907.<ref name = Betts174/>
He stayed at Notts County for eight years during which time they were generally in the lower half of the First Division until they were relegated in 1913. They quickly returned to the top flight, winning the Second Division title in 1913–14. Morley's professional career was ended a year later, when league football was suspended during the First World War.<ref name = Betts174/>
His solitary international appearance came when he was called up in place of Bob Crompton for England against Ireland in the opening match of the 1910 British Home Championship played at the Solitude Ground, Belfast on 12 February 1910. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals from Frank Thompson for Ireland and Harold Fleming for England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ireland 1 England 1|url=http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=105|publisher=www.englandstats.com|accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ireland 1 England 1|url=http://www.eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4592|publisher=www.eu-football.info|accessdate=22 November 2011|date=12 February 1910}}</ref>
==Later career== After the war, Morley continued to be associated with Notts County and acted as a scout for several years.<ref name = Betts174/>
==Honours== ;Notts County *Second Division champions: 1913–14
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==External links== *{{Englandstats}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805103339/http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=686 |date=dmy |title=Profile at www.englandfc.com }} *{{EU-Football.info|14374}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Bert}} Category:1882 births Category:Sportspeople from Kiveton Park Category:Footballers from South Yorkshire Category:1957 deaths Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Kiveton Park F.C. players Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:England men's international footballers