Background
Morton was born in Sheffield and made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the east London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough for £600 in 1931.
Morton was born in Sheffield and made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the east London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough for £600 in 1931.
Along with Joe Cockroft, he was an ever-present for the club during the 1933-1934 season. Morton had previously played for Woodburn Council School and Woodhouse Alliance, and signed pro with Gainsborough aged 17. He gained a solitary cap for England in a 5-4 victory over Czechoslovakia on 1 December 1937, in which he scored the second England goal, (Stanley Matthews scored his only international hat trick in this match).