Evelyn Sneddon Morrison (1 August 1902 – 15 November 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. His most notable spell was with Falkirk, where he finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1928–29 season, scoring 43 goals.[1] This remains the highest single-season total ever recorded for the club.[2][3]
He also played for Stenhousemuir (where he made his senior debut in 1927 aged 26), Sunderland[4][5] and Partick Thistle, where it appears his short period as a professional concluded in 1932 despite maintaining a strong rate of goalscoring.[6]
Morrison was born in South Africa to Scottish parents; the family returned to their native Lanarkshire while he was a young boy.[7] After his football career ended he became a school teacher in Blantyre.[8] In 1939 he married Lily Ann Stewart Ashenhurst (1904–1960)
References
- ^ "Scotland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Football News & Scores - Betting Tips & Transfers - Sporting Life". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Evelyn Morrison - Falkirk's Greatest Ever Centre-Forward?, Falkirk Football Historian, 10 February 2013
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Evelyn Morrison The Stat Cat
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ 1937 Retired Footballer becomes teacher, The Blantyre Project, 5 February 2015
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