| John Morrison | |
| Fullname: | John Morrison |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Stenhousemuir, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
| Position: | Utility player |
| Years1: | –1907 |
| Clubs1: | Stenhousemuir Hearts |
| Years2: | 1907–1919 |
| Clubs2: | Falkirk |
| Caps2: | 120 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 1914 |
| Clubs3: | → St Mirren (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Managerclubs1: | Third Lanark |
| Manageryears1: | 1927–1929 |
| Managerclubs2: | St Mirren |
| Manageryears2: | 1929–1936 |
| Managerclubs3: | Airdrieonians |
| Manageryears3: | 1937–1941 |
John Morrison (26 January 1889 – 26 January 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Falkirk as a utility player. After his retirement from football, he managed Third Lanark, St Mirren and Airdrieonians.[1] He was nicknamed 'Slasher'.
Morrison served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[2]
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Falkirk | 1907–08 | Scottish First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1908–09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1909–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1910–11 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 8 | |||
| 1911–12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 1912–13[3] | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 1913–14 | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1914–15 | 19 | 6 | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 120 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 128 | 20 | |||
| St Mirren (loan) | 1913–14 | Scottish First Division | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 132 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 144 | 20 | |||
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Third Lanark | 1927 | 1929 | [4] | |||||
| St Mirren | 1929 | 1936 | [5] | |||||
| Total | — | |||||||
Falkirk
Third Lanark
St Mirren