Bobby Morrison (footballer, born 1933) explained

Bobby Morrison
Fullname:Robert Crossan Morrison
Position:Inside forward
Birth Date:16 February 1933
Birth Place:Chapelhall, Scotland
Death Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Youthclubs1:Chapelhall Hearts
Years1:
Clubs1:Dalry Thistle
Years2:1951–1957
Clubs2:Falkirk
Caps2:57
Goals2:16
Years3:1957–1958
Clubs3:Rangers
Caps3:5
Goals3:6
Years4:1958–1959
Clubs4:Nottingham Forest
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:1959–1961
Clubs5:Workington
Caps5:53
Goals5:20
Years6:1961–1962
Clubs6:Coleraine
Years7:1962–1964
Clubs7:Stenhousemuir
Caps7:57
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:1955[1]
Nationalteam1:Scotland B vs A trial
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Robert Crossan Morrison (16 February 1933 – 1999) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an inside right.[2]

Career

Morrison began his senior career with Falkirk, impressing sufficiently in a 'trial' match between the club and a Scotland XI in late 1954[3] [4] to be selected for the 'Scotland B' team against the same opponents a few months later alongside several Bairns colleagues,[5] although this did not lead on to a full international cap.

In January 1957, he transferred to defending Scottish champions Rangers in a swap deal with Derek Grierson, and made a strong start at Ibrox with a goal on his debut in an Old Firm Scottish Cup tie (a 4–4 draw; Celtic won the replay), then scored six times in five league matches as the Gers clinched the 1956–57 Scottish Division One title[6] – despite his input, it is unclear if Morrison received a winner's medal due to the low number of matches he played. At the end of the season he was in the side that won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, scoring in the final.[7] However, he only featured in one League Cup tie in the following campaign.

In the summer of 1958, he was released on a free transfer by Rangers and joined Nottingham Forest, but was also unable to break into the first team at the City Ground and appeared in only one Football League match in his single season with Forest (during which they won the FA Cup), then moved on to Workington where he began to play regularly again, albeit in the fourth tier of English football. In 1961 he switched to Coleraine of Northern Ireland for a year before returning to Scotland with part-timers Stenhousemuir.

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475%2C5200969 Easter Road game should not have been played
  2. http://www.doingthe92.com/display_player.asp?step=61&ID=420&pid=32988&ptag=Bobby_Morrison Bobby Morrison
  3. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1954+-+Falkirk+v+Scotland+XI Falkirk hold Scotland XI
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20190707030804/https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/truly-a-night-to-remember-1-298650 Truly a night to remember
  5. https://twnews.co.uk/gb-news/nostalgia-the-international-bairns-of-scotland-falkirk-herald Nostalgia- The international Bairns of Scotland
  6. https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1536 (Rangers player) Morrison, Bobby
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rn5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1930%2C737752 Rangers Win Charity Cup After Poor Match