Born: Leeds, 18 October 1887

John Morris was a locally born centre-half who showed great potential as a schoolboy and represented Leeds Schools.

He was offered a contract with Leeds City in October 1905, and made his debut on New Year's Day, 1906, in a Second Division fixture at Blackpool. He did well enough to play in all the following eight games in the absence of regular pivot Harry Stringfellow, though he pulled up no trees.

City retained Morris for the following campaign and he played in the opening game against Bradford City at right-half. Flaneur reported for the Leeds Mercury on a less than satisfactory display by the half-back trio of Morris, John George and Jimmy Kennedy: "The half-back line was the worst department. Morris and George changed places in the second half, but neither this couple nor Kennedy showed such form as characterised the opposition. There was an entire lack of combination between them and their forwards."

Morris sustained an injury in the game and gave way to George in the next match; thereafter Fred Hargraves assumed the right-half role on an ongoing basis. Morris never regained a first team place and faded out of the professional game.