Elfed Morris (9 June 1942 – 4 November 2013) was a Welsh professional footballer. He played in the

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for

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and

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Playing career

The nephew of former

manager Billy Morris, Elfed joined Wrexham in May 1960 after starting out with his hometown club of

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpor ...

.Leigh Edwards, ''Chester City, Shooting Stars'', Darlington v Chester City matchday programme 25 November 2008, p 27 Two years later he moved to local rivals

, where he was to spend the majority of his professional career. Morris scored 69 league goals over the next six years, leaving him as the club's fourth highest Football League scorer in their history. 24 of them came in 1964–65, when Morris and fellow attackers

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, Mike Metcalf, Hugh Ryden and

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all managed at least 20 goals each in league and English cup matches.Sumner (1997), p 78 Morris scored an identical tally the following season, amid rumours he would be leaving for a bigger club. Morris ended his league career at

, before spending time in non-league football with Caernarfon Town, Bethesda Athletic, Llandudno Borough and

. He managed both Caernarfon and Colwyn Bay before becoming club

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with the Bay,.Owens (2006), p 23 Morris died on 4 November 2013. Away from football, Morris became a successful insurance agent in the Colwyn Bay Area and afterwards ran his own entertainment agency in Colwyn Bay.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Elfie 1942 births People from Colwyn Bay Footballers from Conwy County Borough Welsh men's footballers Welsh football managers English Football League players Men's association football wingers Wrexham A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Caernarfon Town F.C. players Bethesda Athletic F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Caernarfon Town F.C. managers Colwyn Bay F.C. managers 2013 deaths