Eddie Morrison
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][4] 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.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward McCallum Morrison | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Gourock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 2011 (aged 63) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing 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) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985–1989 | Kilmarnock | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Morrison also had a short spell at Morton after leaving Kilmarnock,[6] 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.[7][1]
Morrison died on 30 May 2011, on the flight home from a holiday in Turkey.[4]
References
- "Kilmarnock FC: Legend Eddie Morrison dies". Daily Record. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Kilmarnock F.C. obituary Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kilmarnock player Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Herald Scotland obituary
- "Kris Boyd makes belly joke after being denied record-breaking Kilmarnock goal". Football Scotland. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Morton player Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- "Kilmarnock manager Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 13 September 2018.