John Morton

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

24th all-time scorer44th for appearances

Born: 26 Jul 1914Sheffield
Shirt: #11, #7, #8
Debut: 26 Mar 1932v Arsenal, aged 17
Last game: 18 Mar 1939v Luton Town, aged 24

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

275

Appearances

275 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.21 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1936/37, 14 in 41 appearances.

Playing Time by season, league

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1938/39	31	31	0	0	1.00
1937/38	39	39	0	0	1.03
1936/37	39	39	0	0	1.13
1935/36	26	26	0	0	1.12
1934/35	40	40	0	0	1.35
1933/34	42	42	0	0	1.07
1932/33	36	36	0	0	0.89
1931/32	5	5	0	0	0.20
Career	258	258	0	0	1.07

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

57 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

–

Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	53	253 apps
FA Cup	3	17 apps
First Division	1	5 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 2 Apr 1932, at Blackpool 7–2

Latest goal: 11 Mar 1939, at Norwich City 2–6

With him, without him

26 Mar 1932 to 18 Mar 1939

When he played

1.07

points per game

117 W 61 D 97 L

275 games · 1.73 scored · 1.59 conceded

43% wins

When he didn't

0.97

points per game

13 W 10 D 14 L

37 games · 1.92 scored · 1.95 conceded

35% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

26 Mar 1932Debutv Arsenal 1–1 1931/32
2 Apr 1932First goalat Blackpool 7–2 1931/32
22 Feb 193310th goalv Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 1932/33
2 Sept 193350th appearanceat Brentford 4–1 1933/34
20 Oct 1934100th appearancev Swansea City 2–0 1934/35
2 Feb 193525th goalv Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 1934/35
14 Mar 1936150th appearanceat Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 1935/36
1 May 1937200th appearancev Sheffield United 1–0 1936/37
3 Sept 193850th goalv Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 1938/39
8 Oct 1938250th appearancev Swansea City 5–2 1938/39
18 Mar 1939Last appearancev Luton Town 0–1 1938/39

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1938/39	FA Cup	4	4	–	1	–
1938/39	Second Division	31	31	–	7	–
1937/38	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1937/38	Second Division	39	39	–	3	–
1936/37	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1936/37	Second Division	39	39	–	14	–
1935/36	Second Division	26	26	–	5	–
1934/35	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1934/35	Second Division	40	40	–	7	–
1933/34	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1933/34	Second Division	42	42	–	6	–
1932/33	FA Cup	6	6	–	2	–
1932/33	Second Division	36	36	–	11	–
1931/32	First Division	5	5	–	1	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
18 Mar 1939	D2	Luton Town	0–1	L
11 Mar 1939	D2	at Norwich City	6–2	W	1
4 Mar 1939	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
25 Feb 1939	D2	at Newcastle United	0–2	L
18 Feb 1939	D2	Nottingham Forest	5–0	W
4 Feb 1939	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D
2 Feb 1939	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
30 Jan 1939	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	D
28 Jan 1939	D2	at Tranmere Rovers	2–2	D
21 Jan 1939	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	D
14 Jan 1939	D2	Bury	0–0	D
7 Jan 1939	FAC	at Queens Park Rangers	2–1	W	1
31 Dec 1938	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	W	1
27 Dec 1938	D2	Millwall	0–0	D
24 Dec 1938	D2	Fulham	1–0	W
17 Dec 1938	D2	Southampton	1–2	L
10 Dec 1938	D2	at West Bromwich Albion	2–3	L
3 Dec 1938	D2	Burnley	1–0	W	1
26 Nov 1938	D2	at Sheffield United	1–3	L
19 Nov 1938	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	W
12 Nov 1938	D2	at Luton Town	2–1	W
5 Nov 1938	D2	Norwich City	2–0	W
29 Oct 1938	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L
22 Oct 1938	D2	Newcastle United	1–1	D
15 Oct 1938	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
8 Oct 1938	D2	Swansea City	5–2	W	2
1 Oct 1938	D2	at Chesterfield	0–1	L
24 Sept 1938	D2	Tranmere Rovers	6–1	W
19 Sept 1938	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
17 Sept 1938	D2	Coventry City	4–1	W
10 Sept 1938	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
7 Sept 1938	D2	at Manchester City	4–2	W	1
3 Sept 1938	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	L	1
29 Aug 1938	D2	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	L
27 Aug 1938	D2	at Fulham	2–3	L
7 May 1938	D2	at Chesterfield	1–0	W
30 Apr 1938	D2	Manchester United	1–0	W
23 Apr 1938	D2	at Sheffield United	1–3	L
18 Apr 1938	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–2	L
16 Apr 1938	D2	Bury	3–1	W
15 Apr 1938	D2	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	L
9 Apr 1938	D2	at Burnley	0–2	L
2 Apr 1938	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	L	1
26 Mar 1938	D2	at Coventry City	1–1	D
19 Mar 1938	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
26 Feb 1938	D2	at Barnsley	0–1	L
23 Feb 1938	D2	at Manchester United	0–4	L
19 Feb 1938	D2	at Fulham	1–1	D
12 Feb 1938	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
5 Feb 1938	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–2	L
29 Jan 1938	D2	Southampton	3–1	W
22 Jan 1938	D2	Stockport County	1–0	W
15 Jan 1938	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	L
8 Jan 1938	FAC	at Preston North End	0–3	L
1 Jan 1938	D2	Aston Villa	1–1	D
28 Dec 1937	D2	Norwich City	3–3	D
27 Dec 1937	D2	at Norwich City	2–2	D
4 Dec 1937	D2	at Bury	3–4	L
27 Nov 1937	D2	Burnley	1–0	W
20 Nov 1937	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
13 Nov 1937	D2	Coventry City	0–0	D
6 Nov 1937	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
30 Oct 1937	D2	Newcastle United	1–0	W	1
23 Oct 1937	D2	at Luton Town	2–2	D
16 Oct 1937	D2	Barnsley	4–1	W
9 Oct 1937	D2	Fulham	0–0	D
2 Oct 1937	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	L
25 Sept 1937	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W
18 Sept 1937	D2	at Southampton	3–3	D
13 Sept 1937	D2	Chesterfield	5–0	W	1
11 Sept 1937	D2	at Stockport County	0–0	D
6 Sept 1937	D2	at Swansea City	0–0	D
4 Sept 1937	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	3–1	W
30 Aug 1937	D2	Swansea City	2–1	W
28 Aug 1937	D2	at Aston Villa	0–2	L
1 May 1937	D2	Sheffield United	1–0	W	1
26 Apr 1937	D2	Aston Villa	2–1	W
24 Apr 1937	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D
17 Apr 1937	D2	at Aston Villa	2–0	W
10 Apr 1937	D2	Bradford City	4–1	W
3 Apr 1937	D2	at Swansea City	0–0	D
29 Mar 1937	D2	at Barnsley	0–0	D
27 Mar 1937	D2	Southampton	4–0	W	1
26 Mar 1937	D2	Barnsley	0–0	D
20 Mar 1937	D2	at Burnley	1–2	L
13 Mar 1937	D2	Fulham	3–3	D	1
6 Mar 1937	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	4–1	W	1
27 Feb 1937	D2	Coventry City	4–0	W	1
20 Feb 1937	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	0–2	L
13 Feb 1937	D2	Norwich City	4–1	W	2
6 Feb 1937	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–2	D	2
4 Feb 1937	D2	at Leicester City	2–2	D
20 Jan 1937	FAC	at Bolton Wanderers	0–1	L
16 Jan 1937	FAC	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	D
9 Jan 1937	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W	1
2 Jan 1937	D2	Blackpool	3–0	W
28 Dec 1936	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	W	1
26 Dec 1936	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	W
25 Dec 1936	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	L
19 Dec 1936	D2	at Chesterfield	1–1	D	1
5 Dec 1936	D2	at Bradford City	1–2	L
21 Nov 1936	D2	at Southampton	2–0	W
14 Nov 1936	D2	Burnley	0–2	L
7 Nov 1936	D2	at Fulham	0–5	L
31 Oct 1936	D2	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	W
24 Oct 1936	D2	at Coventry City	0–4	L
17 Oct 1936	D2	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D	1
3 Oct 1936	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
26 Sept 1936	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W
19 Sept 1936	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
14 Sept 1936	D2	at Sheffield United	0–2	L
12 Sept 1936	D2	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	W	1
9 Sept 1936	D2	at Newcastle United	3–5	L
5 Sept 1936	D2	at Blackpool	0–1	L
31 Aug 1936	D2	Newcastle United	0–2	L
29 Aug 1936	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
2 May 1936	D2	at Sheffield United	2–4	L
25 Apr 1936	D2	at Port Vale	3–2	W
18 Apr 1936	D2	Charlton Athletic	1–3	L
13 Apr 1936	D2	at Leicester City	1–1	D
11 Apr 1936	D2	at Bradford City	1–3	L	1
10 Apr 1936	D2	Leicester City	3–2	W
4 Apr 1936	D2	Fulham	0–0	D
28 Mar 1936	D2	at Hull City	3–2	W
21 Mar 1936	D2	Newcastle United	4–1	W
14 Mar 1936	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	W
7 Mar 1936	D2	Manchester United	1–2	L
29 Feb 1936	D2	at Burnley	0–1	L
22 Feb 1936	D2	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	W	1
15 Feb 1936	D2	at Swansea City	1–0	W
8 Feb 1936	D2	at Barnsley	2–1	W	1
3 Feb 1936	D2	Burnley	0–0	D
1 Feb 1936	D2	Bury	6–0	W	1
5 Oct 1935	D2	Barnsley	2–0	W
28 Sept 1935	D2	at Bury	0–3	L
21 Sept 1935	D2	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	L
16 Sept 1935	D2	Sheffield United	3–2	W
14 Sept 1935	D2	at Blackpool	1–4	L
9 Sept 1935	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	W
7 Sept 1935	D2	Nottingham Forest	5–2	W
2 Sept 1935	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	0–2	L
31 Aug 1935	D2	at Norwich City	3–4	L	1
4 May 1935	D2	Oldham Athletic	2–0	W
27 Apr 1935	D2	at Bolton Wanderers	1–3	L
22 Apr 1935	D2	Blackpool	2–1	W
20 Apr 1935	D2	Southampton	2–1	W
19 Apr 1935	D2	at Blackpool	2–3	L
13 Apr 1935	D2	at Notts County	2–0	W	1
6 Apr 1935	D2	Bradford City	1–0	W
30 Mar 1935	D2	at Sheffield United	2–1	W
23 Mar 1935	D2	Barnsley	4–3	W
16 Mar 1935	D2	at Port Vale	2–2	D
9 Mar 1935	D2	Manchester United	0–0	D
2 Mar 1935	D2	at Swansea City	4–5	L	1
23 Feb 1935	D2	at Newcastle United	0–3	L
18 Feb 1935	D2	Norwich City	1–0	W
9 Feb 1935	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–0	W
2 Feb 1935	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	2–1	W	1
26 Jan 1935	D2	at Fulham	0–3	L
19 Jan 1935	D2	Brentford	2–0	W
16 Jan 1935	FAC	at Stockport County	0–1	L
12 Jan 1935	FAC	Stockport County	1–1	D
5 Jan 1935	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–2	L
29 Dec 1934	D2	Hull City	1–2	L
26 Dec 1934	D2	Bury	3–0	W
25 Dec 1934	D2	at Bury	4–2	W
22 Dec 1934	D2	at Oldham Athletic	2–1	W
15 Dec 1934	D2	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	W
8 Dec 1934	D2	at Southampton	2–2	D
1 Dec 1934	D2	Notts County	4–0	W
24 Nov 1934	D2	at Bradford City	2–0	W	1
17 Nov 1934	D2	Sheffield United	2–0	W
10 Nov 1934	D2	at Barnsley	1–1	D
3 Nov 1934	D2	Port Vale	3–1	W
27 Oct 1934	D2	at Manchester United	1–3	L
20 Oct 1934	D2	Swansea City	2–0	W	1
13 Oct 1934	D2	Newcastle United	3–2	W
6 Oct 1934	D2	at Norwich City	2–1	W
29 Sept 1934	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	W
15 Sept 1934	D2	Fulham	2–1	W	1
8 Sept 1934	D2	at Brentford	1–4	L
3 Sept 1934	D2	at Burnley	2–5	L
1 Sept 1934	D2	Nottingham Forest	3–1	W	1
27 Aug 1934	D2	Burnley	1–2	L
5 May 1934	D2	at Notts County	2–1	W
28 Apr 1934	D2	Port Vale	1–0	W
21 Apr 1934	D2	at Bradford City	2–2	D
14 Apr 1934	D2	Blackpool	1–2	L
7 Apr 1934	D2	at Southampton	2–3	L
2 Apr 1934	D2	Manchester United	2–1	W
31 Mar 1934	D2	Fulham	5–1	W	1
30 Mar 1934	D2	at Manchester United	1–0	W
24 Mar 1934	D2	at Hull City	0–2	L
17 Mar 1934	D2	Bury	3–1	W
10 Mar 1934	D2	at Lincoln City	2–0	W
3 Mar 1934	D2	Millwall	1–1	D
24 Feb 1934	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
17 Feb 1934	D2	at Grimsby Town	1–1	D	1
10 Feb 1934	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	0–1	L
7 Feb 1934	D2	Oldham Athletic	1–4	L
3 Feb 1934	D2	at Preston North End	1–3	L
27 Jan 1934	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	L
20 Jan 1934	D2	at Burnley	2–4	L
13 Jan 1934	FAC	Bradford City	3–2	W
6 Jan 1934	D2	Brentford	3–2	W
30 Dec 1933	D2	at Bolton Wanderers	1–5	L
26 Dec 1933	D2	at Swansea City	1–1	D
25 Dec 1933	D2	Swansea City	1–1	D
23 Dec 1933	D2	Notts County	5–3	W	1
16 Dec 1933	D2	at Port Vale	0–0	D
9 Dec 1933	D2	Bradford City	1–2	L
2 Dec 1933	D2	at Blackpool	1–1	D
25 Nov 1933	D2	Southampton	0–0	D
18 Nov 1933	D2	at Fulham	1–3	L
11 Nov 1933	D2	Hull City	2–1	W
4 Nov 1933	D2	at Bury	1–2	L
28 Oct 1933	D2	Lincoln City	4–1	W
21 Oct 1933	D2	at Millwall	2–2	D
14 Oct 1933	D2	at Nottingham Forest	1–0	W
7 Oct 1933	D2	Grimsby Town	3–1	W	1
30 Sept 1933	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	0–0	D
23 Sept 1933	D2	Preston North End	6–0	W	1
16 Sept 1933	D2	at Oldham Athletic	1–4	L
9 Sept 1933	D2	Burnley	1–2	L
4 Sept 1933	D2	Plymouth Argyle	5–1	W
2 Sept 1933	D2	at Brentford	1–4	L
30 Aug 1933	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	4–4	D
26 Aug 1933	D2	Bolton Wanderers	4–2	W	1
6 May 1933	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–4	L
29 Apr 1933	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	W
22 Apr 1933	D2	at Manchester United	2–1	W	1
17 Apr 1933	D2	Chesterfield	3–1	W	1
15 Apr 1933	D2	Nottingham Forest	4–3	W	1
14 Apr 1933	D2	at Chesterfield	0–1	L
8 Apr 1933	D2	at Charlton Athletic	1–3	L
1 Apr 1933	D2	Stoke City	1–2	L
27 Mar 1933	D2	Lincoln City	0–0	D
25 Mar 1933	D2	at Grimsby Town	1–2	L
20 Mar 1933	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	2–1	W
18 Mar 1933	FAC	at Everton	1–2	L
13 Mar 1933	D2	at Oldham Athletic	2–3	L
11 Mar 1933	D2	at Burnley	0–4	L
6 Mar 1933	D2	Preston North End	1–1	D
4 Mar 1933	FAC	Birmingham City	4–0	W	1
22 Feb 1933	FAC	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	W	1
18 Feb 1933	FAC	at Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	D
11 Feb 1933	D2	at Bury	1–6	L
4 Feb 1933	D2	Southampton	3–1	W
31 Jan 1933	D2	at Millwall	0–1	L
28 Jan 1933	FAC	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	W
14 Jan 1933	FAC	at Corinthian	2–0	W
7 Jan 1933	D2	at Notts County	0–2	L
31 Dec 1932	D2	Swansea City	3–1	W
27 Dec 1932	D2	Fulham	1–1	D
26 Dec 1932	D2	at Fulham	2–4	L
24 Dec 1932	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	D	1
17 Dec 1932	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D	1
10 Dec 1932	D2	Manchester United	3–1	W
3 Dec 1932	D2	at Nottingham Forest	2–2	D
26 Nov 1932	D2	Charlton Athletic	7–3	W	1
19 Nov 1932	D2	at Stoke City	0–0	D
12 Nov 1932	D2	Grimsby Town	5–2	W
5 Nov 1932	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	0–3	L
29 Oct 1932	D2	Burnley	4–4	D	1
22 Oct 1932	D2	at Preston North End	1–4	L
15 Oct 1932	D2	Oldham Athletic	5–2	W	1
8 Oct 1932	D2	at Lincoln City	0–6	L
1 Oct 1932	D2	Bury	0–1	L
24 Sept 1932	D2	at Southampton	3–4	L	2
17 Sept 1932	D2	Millwall	3–0	W	1
16 Apr 1932	D1	at Everton	1–6	L
9 Apr 1932	D1	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
2 Apr 1932	D1	at Blackpool	2–7	L	1
28 Mar 1932	D1	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–6	L
26 Mar 1932	D1	Arsenal	1–1	D

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