John Morris | |
Fullname: | John Morris |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1950 |
Birth Place: | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Clubs1: | Blockhouse Bay |
Nationalyears1: | 1971–1973 |
Nationalteam1: | New Zealand |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Morris (born 5 March 1950) is an educator and former association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.[1] He served as the headmaster of Auckland Grammar School for 19 years before his retirement in 2012.
Morris made his full All Whites debut in a 2-4 loss to New Caledonia on 18 July 1971[2] and ended his international playing career with eight A-international caps to his credit, his final cap being an appearance in a 0-1 loss to Indonesia on 18 March 1973.
Morris also represented New Zealand in soccer administration and was Chairman of New Zealand Soccer between 2002 and 2008.[3] He was also a long-serving member of the FIFA Technical and Development Committee.[4]
In 2013, Morris became chair of the independent group Friends of Football[5]
Morris graduated with a MA(Hons) in History[6] from The University of Auckland in 1972. He gained a Diploma from Auckland College of Education in 1973.
Morris was appointed Headmaster of Auckland Grammar School in July 1993[7] after previously being Principal of Takapuna Grammar School for nearly four years. He is founding Chairman of the Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand and was a member of the University of Auckland Council for seven years.
Morris officially announced his retirement on 6 December 2011, taking effect in September 2012.[8]
In 1999, he was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship for Outstanding Educational Leadership.
In the 2013 New Year Honours, Morris was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education.[9]
In 2019, Morris was appointed Executive Principal of Crimson Education.[10]