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]

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]
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

1. "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. Herald Scotland obituary
5. "Kris Boyd makes belly joke after being denied record-breaking Kilmarnock goal". Football Scotland. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
6. "Morton player Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
7. "Kilmarnock manager Eddie Morrison". FitbaStats. Retrieved 13 September 2018.