Worthing FC and Sussex football pay tribute to stalwart Morty

By Steve Bone
Published 12th Apr 2023, 07:57 BST
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Worthing FC are mourning the death of club life president Morty Hollis, who was highly regarded throughout the Sussex football community.

He died peacefully last week with his family by his side.

Club chairman Barry Hunter said “Morty dedicated the vast majority of his life to Worthing Football Club and led us through a significant part of our history.

"He will be forever remembered by the club and the club will be forever grateful for his dedication and love. Our thoughts are with his daughters Claire and Deborah, son-in-laws Robin and Alistair and grandchildren, Alex, Magnus and Frankie.”

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Morty Hollis will be fondly remembered by football clubs and figures across Sussex | Picture courtesy of Worthing FCMorty Hollis will be fondly remembered by football clubs and figures across Sussex | Picture courtesy of Worthing FC
Morty Hollis will be fondly remembered by football clubs and figures across Sussex | Picture courtesy of Worthing FC

Worthing plan to celebrate Morty’s life, and at last Friday’s game with Concord, a minute’s silence was observed.

Numerous other football figures and clubs have paid tribute to Morty, including Bognor – where he was a frequent visitor when not watching Worthing – and Horsham, who said he’d been a huge help to them when they were without their own ground.

Ian Hart, Herald columnist and former WFC youth team manager and club director, said: “It's not just a sad day for his family and friends, but for football locally.

"He's been a constant in my own personal Worthing FC journey since I first went to watch the club in the old Athenian League in the 1970s.

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