Cyril Morrall or Morrell (9 February 1911 – 1975) was an English professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for
England, and at club level for
Hunslet and
Castleford (
Heritage № 222 as a wartime guest), as a , i.e. number 3 or 4.
Playing career
International honours
Morrell won
caps for
England while at Hunslet in 1938 against France, and Wales, and in 1939 against France.
Championship final appearances
Morrell played right-, i.e. number 3, in
Hunslet's 8-2 victory over
Leeds in the
Championship Final during the
1937–38 season at
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Premier League club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.
The g ...
,
Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.
Challenge Cup
Morrell played , and broke his
collar bone in the 26th minute whilst scoring a
try, in
Hunslet's 11-5 victory over
Widnes in the
1933–34 Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
Final during the
1933–34 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 5 May 1934, as
interchange/
substitutes were not allowed, this meant Hunslet played more than half the match with 12-men.
Personal life
In 1940, Morrell married Annie Marie Smith, niece of the late
Bill Jukes, in
Hunslet.
[''England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005'']
Notes
References
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1911 births
1975 deaths
Castleford Tigers players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Hunslet F.C. (1883) players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Leeds
Date of death missing