Peter John Morris (born 8 November 1943 in Stockbridge) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and manager. During his career he made over 300 appearances for

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

and over 200 for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

. His one goal for

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

was scored against title-chasing

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on 17 April 1976. He was also a manager with numerous league and non-league clubs, and notably was player-manager when Mansfield Town were promoted to the

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in 1976-77.

External links

Peter Morris at Sporting Heroes
Living people 1943 births English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Mansfield Town F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English football managers English Football League managers Kettering Town F.C. managers Boston United F.C. managers Mansfield Town F.C. managers Peterborough United F.C. managers Crewe Alexandra F.C. managers Southend United F.C. managers King's Lynn F.C. managers People from Test Valley {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub