George Morrell was the last manager in Plumstead and the first manager at Highbury.
There is an analysis of his performance with Arsenal, in comparison with other managers on the Arsenal Managers page.
He is 23rd out of 26 managers in terms of success, and in terms of the managers who managed for more than a short period of time only Leslie Knighton did worse.
The two key articles on him on this site are
George Morrell before and after Arsenal
George Morrell the man who relegated Arsenal
Here is an update on him from Andrew Beatie
Birthplace of daughter Martha – Govan, Lanarkshire. Govan is the locus of Ibrox, home of The Rangers F.C.
Birthplace of daughter Marion – Greenock, Renfrewshire. Fits nicely with Greenock Morton F.C.
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Here are the other articles thus far on George Morrell…
Notts County v Arsenal 7 October 1909
Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal October 1909
Arsenal 0 Nottingham Forest 1. October 1909
Arsenal v Blackburn Feb 12 1910
Arsenal football and life 1910
Why did Arsenal go into administration
Wally Hardinge – played in the first game at Highbury
George Morrell discovers (with everyone else) where his team will play next season
January 15 1913: Arsenal’s first home win of the season, and a look at Arsenal and Croydon Common
23 September 1912 – crisis over?
14 March 1908: Torpedo Boys set fire to Nottingham Forest stand with fireworks
Woolwich Arsenal’s last victory in Plumstead
20 March 1914 – Highbury closed
