Johnny Morley

{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}}

{{for|the British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor|John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn}}

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John "Johnny" Morley (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax, as a {{rlp|so}} or {{rlp|sh}}.

Playing career

=Club career=

Morley started his career as a rugby union player at Sowerby Bridge, with whom he won the Yorkshire Cup. He joined Halifax in 1899.{{cite news |title=Personalities - Past and Present - No. 28 - Mr. Johnnie Morley |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19360314/276/0012 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian (Sports Edition) |date=14 March 1936 |page=6 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}

Morley played {{rlp|so}} in Halifax's 7–0 victory over Salford in the 1902–03 Challenge Cup Final during the 1902–03 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 25 April 1903, in front of a crowd of 32,507,Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 7 – 1902–03". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a and he played {{rlp|sh}} in the 8-3 victory over Warrington in the 1903–04 Challenge Cup Final during the 1903–04 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 30 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 17,041.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 8 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

Morley's career was ended prematurely by a knee injury, which happened in a match against Bradford in February 1905.

=International honours=

Morley won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1904 Other Nationalities.

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