Gordon Morritt Explained

Gordon Morritt
Fullname:Gordon Raymond Morritt
Birth Date:8 February 1942
Birth Place:Rotherham, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Years2:1961–1966
Caps2:77
Goals2:0
Years3:1966–1967
Clubs3:Durban City
Years4:1967–1968
Caps4:40
Goals4:0
Years5:1968–1969
Caps5:42
Goals5:0
Years6:1969–1972
Clubs6:York City
Caps6:41
Goals6:0
Years7:1972–1973
Clubs7:Rochdale
Caps7:31
Goals7:0
Years8:1973–1974
Clubs8:Darlington
Caps8:34
Goals8:0

Gordon Raymond Morritt (8 February 1942 – November 2018) was an English footballer who made 265 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers, Northampton Town, York City, Rochdale and Darlington in the 1960s and 1970s. He also played in South Africa for Durban City.[1] He played in some of Rotherham's matches as they reached the first ever League Cup Final in 1961, but Roy Ironside was preferred for the final itself, in which Rotherham lost 3–0 on aggregate to Aston Villa.[2] [3]

Morritt was born in Rotherham in 1942,[1] and died in November 2018 at the age of 76.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gordon Morritt . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database . Neil Brown . 5 August 2014.
  2. Web site: A–Z Past Players . DOC . Rotherham United F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810044511/http://www.themillers.co.uk/staticFiles/87/1b/0%2C%2C10360~7047%2C00.doc . 10 August 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001 . Didier . Fort . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 25 February 2001 . 5 August 2014.
  4. News: Farewell to versatile, former Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers player . Les . Payne . The Star . Sheffield . 20 November 2018 . 25 November 2018.