Full name Matthew Moralee Name Matt Moralee Date of death 1991, aged 79 Role Footballer | Position Inside forward Playing position | |
Date of birth (1912-02-21)21 February 1912 Place of birth Barnburgh, Yorkshire, England Died 1991, Doncaster, United Kingdom | ||
Place of death Doncaster, England | ||
Matthew "Matt" Moralee (21 February 1912−1991) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League between the wars.
Born in Barnburgh, near Doncaster, he played for Ormsby United before going to Denaby United, Gainsborough Trinity and Grimsby Town.
Moralee arrived at Division 1 side Aston Villa in October 1936 where he played in 12 games scoring one goal.
In November 1937, he moved to Leicester City who had just been promoted to Division 1. Scoring 6 goals, he played in 43 league and cup matches for them before the outbreak of the war.
He was the son of The Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers player, also called Matt Moralee.
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