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| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
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| years2 = 1976–1978|clubs2 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]] |caps2 = 41 |goals2 = 8
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'''Edward McCallum Morrison''' (22 February 1948 – 30 May 2011)<ref>[http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20110531/eddie-morrison_85961_2369311 Kilmarnock F.C. obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721075324/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20110531/eddie-morrison_85961_2369311 |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name=legend/> was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] and manager. Morrison was born in [[Gourock]], and spent the majority of his playing career as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] at [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], where he scored 149 goals in 341 appearances in all competitions.<ref name=killie>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7472|title=Kilmarnock player Eddie Morrison|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="heraldobit">[http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/comment/obituaries/eddie-morrison-1.1104551 Herald Scotland obituary]</ref> He has been described as a club 'legend'.<ref name=legend/> As of April 2019, Morrison is the club's joint-second league goalscorer of all time, level with [[Kris Boyd]] on 121 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/kris-boyd-makes-belly-joke-16097311|title=Kris Boyd makes belly joke after being denied record-breaking Kilmarnock goal|publisher=Football Scotland|date=8 April 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}</ref>
'''Edward McCallum Morrison''' (22 February 1948 – 30 May 2011)<ref>[http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20110531/eddie-morrison_85961_2369311 Kilmarnock F.C. obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721075324/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20110531/eddie-morrison_85961_2369311 |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name=legend/> was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] and manager. Morrison was born in [[Gourock]], and spent the majority of his playing career as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] at [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], where he scored 149 goals in 341 appearances in all competitions.<ref name=killie>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7472|title=Kilmarnock player Eddie Morrison|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref> He has been described as a club 'legend'.<ref name=legend/> As of April 2019, Morrison is the club's joint-second league goalscorer of all time, level with [[Kris Boyd]] on 121 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/kris-boyd-makes-belly-joke-16097311|title=Kris Boyd makes belly joke after being denied record-breaking Kilmarnock goal|publisher=Football Scotland|date=8 April 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}</ref>


Morrison also had a short spell at [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]] after leaving Kilmarnock,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/morton/player.php?playerid=496|title=Morton player Eddie Morrison|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref> and later joined the [[Greenock]] club's coaching staff. In 1985, he returned to [[Rugby Park]] and spent four years as Kilmarnock manager, ''Killie'' remaining in the First Division (second tier) throughout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/manager.php?id=446|title=Kilmarnock manager Eddie Morrison|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=legend/>
Morrison also had a short spell at [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]] after leaving Kilmarnock,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/morton/player.php?playerid=496|title=Morton player Eddie Morrison|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref> and later joined the [[Greenock]] club's coaching staff. In 1985, he returned to [[Rugby Park]] and spent four years as Kilmarnock manager, ''Killie'' remaining in the First Division (second tier) throughout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/manager.php?id=446|title=Kilmarnock manager Eddie Morrison|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=legend/>


Morrison died on 30 May 2011, on the flight home from a holiday in [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Eddie Morrison, footballer and manager |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-eddie-morrison-footballer-and-manager-1674580 |access-date=11 April 2023 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=2 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Rebecca Gray |title=Ex-Kilmarnock boss dies on holiday |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/13221488.ex-kilmarnock-boss-dies-on-holiday/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |work=[[Glasgow Times]] |date=30 May 2011}}</ref>
Morrison died on 30 May 2011, on the flight home from a holiday in [[Turkey]].<ref name="heraldobit"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:35, 11 April 2023

For the far-right political figure, see Eddy Morrison.

Eddie Morrison
Personal information
Full name Edward McCallum Morrison
Date of birth (1948-02-22)22 February 1948
Place of birth Gourock, Scotland
Date of death 30 May 2011(2011-05-30) (aged 63)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Port Glasgow[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1976 Kilmarnock 268 (120)
1976–1978 Morton 41 (8)
Total 309 (128)
Managerial career
1985–1989 Kilmarnock
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward McCallum Morrison (22 February 1948 – 30 May 2011)[2][1] was a Scottish footballer and manager. Morrison was born in Gourock, and spent the majority of his playing career as a striker at Kilmarnock, where he scored 149 goals in 341 appearances in all competitions.[3] He has been described as a club 'legend'.[1] As of April 2019, Morrison is the club's joint-second league goalscorer of all time, level with Kris Boyd on 121 goals.[4]

Morrison also had a short spell at Morton after leaving Kilmarnock,[5] and later joined the Greenock club's coaching staff. In 1985, he returned to Rugby Park and spent four years as Kilmarnock manager, Killie remaining in the First Division (second tier) throughout.[6][1]

Morrison died on 30 May 2011, on the flight home from a holiday in Turkey.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kilmarnock FC: Legend Eddie Morrison dies". Daily Record. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ Kilmarnock F.C. obituary Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock player Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Kris Boyd makes belly joke after being denied record-breaking Kilmarnock goal". Football Scotland. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Morton player Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock manager Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Eddie Morrison, footballer and manager". The Scotsman. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ Rebecca Gray (30 May 2011). "Ex-Kilmarnock boss dies on holiday". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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