Bob Morton (Scottish footballer) explained

Bob Morton
Fullname:Robert Muir Morton
Birth Date:25 February 1891
Birth Place:Renfrew, Scotland
Death Place:Cathcart, Scotland
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1912–1920
Clubs1:Queen's Park
Caps1:134
Goals1:82

Robert Muir Morton (25 February 1891 – 4 December 1948) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a forward and scored 82 goals in 134 Scottish League appearances for Queen's Park.[1] [2]

Personal life

Morton's younger brother Alan also became a footballer and the pair were teammates for six seasons at Queen's Park.[3] [4] [5]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueScottish CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park1912–13Scottish First Division10000010
1913–143122541[6] 23728
1915–1631152[7] 03315
1916–171252[8] 0145
1917–1819153[9] 02215
1918–1926215[10] 23123
1919–201443110185
Career total134828514415591

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morton, Robert Muir . 30 October 2017 . QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website.
  2. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  3. Web site: Robert Muir Morton (1891–1948) . 7 December 2020 . Find A Grave . en.
  4. Book: Cairney, John . A Scottish Football Hall of Fame . 15 April 2011 . Random House . 978-1-78057-059-4 . en.
  5. Web site: Morton, Alan Lauder . 7 December 2020 . QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014222/http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/m/mortonal.htm . dead .
  6. Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  7. Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  8. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  9. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Navy and Army War Fund Shield
  10. 2 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 2 appearances in Victory Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup