Bernard Joseph Morrey (6 April 1927 – 23 March 2011) was an English

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who played as a winger in

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for Newport County and

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in the 1950s. Morrey was the great-uncle of England international footballer

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1927 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Liverpool Men's association football wingers English men's footballers Llandudno F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Ellesmere Port Town F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub