Charles Morice
{{short description|English footballer}}
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Charles John Morice (27 May 1850 – 17 June 1932) was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland.
Early life and education
Morice was born in London, the son of Sophia (née Levien) and Charles Walter Morice.{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Alexander W S.|last2=Young|first2=James|last3=Craighead|first3=J.|title=A short memoir of James Young, merchant burgess of Aberdeen, and Rachel Cruickshank, his spouse|publisher=J. Craighead|date=1860|page=[https://archive.org/details/ashortmemoirjam00youngoog/page/n51 39]|url=https://archive.org/details/ashortmemoirjam00youngoog|quote=Sophia Levien Charles Walter Morice.}} He was educated at Harrow School.{{cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=174| isbn=1-905009-63-1}}
Football career
On leaving school he joined Harrow Chequers and then the Barnes club. He won his solitary England cap playing at outside left in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872. He was also a member of the Wanderers club.{{cite book | title=The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners"|last= Cavallini|first= Rob | publisher= Dog N Duck Publications |year=2005| isbn=0-9550496-0-1|page=110 }}
Business career
In his professional life he worked at the London Stock Exchange.
Family
With his wife, Rebecca Garnett, he had a daughter, Muriel Rose Morice. Through Muriel, he is the great-grandfather of actors Edward Fox and James Fox.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3632703/Family-detective.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Nick | last=Barratt | title=Family detective | date=26 May 2007}}{{cite web|title=Charles Morice: Profile|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersM/BioMoriceCJ.html|publisher=englandfootballonline|accessdate=20 December 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{Englandstats}}
{{Morice family tree}}
{{Robin Fox family tree}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's international footballers
Category:People educated at Harrow School
Category:Footballers from London
Category:Harrow Chequers F.C. players
Category:Barnes Football Club players