Johnny Morrison (footballer)
{{Short description|English footballer (1911–1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Johnny Morrison
| image =
| fullname = John Alfred Morrison
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belvedere, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1984|09|13|1911|3|26}}{{cite book |title=General Register Office, Volume: 21 |page=1913}}
| position = Centre forward
| years1 =
| years2 =
| years3 = 1931
| years4 = 1931–1932
| years5 = 1932–1939
| clubs1 = Bostall Heath
| clubs2 = Callender's Athletic
| clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur
| clubs4 = Northfleet United
| clubs5 = Tottenham Hotspur
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| goals1 =
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| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| caps5 = 155
| goals5 = 104
}}
John Alfred Morrison (26 March 1911 – 13 September 1984) was a professional footballer who played for Bostall Heath, Callender's Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Northfleet United.{{cite book |title= Football League Players' Records|last=Joyce |first= Michael |year=2004 |publisher=Soccerdata |isbn= 1-899468-63-3|page= 190}}
Football career
Morrison began his career at non–league Bostall Heath before being given a trial at Luton Town in 1929. After playing for Kent side Callenders Athletic he joined the Spurs in 1931 for his first spell at the club. He moved to the Tottenham Hotspur nursery club Northfleet United[http://www.soccer-history.co.uk/arsenaltottenhamnursery.pdf Kent's nursery clubs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103054217/http://www.soccer-history.co.uk/arsenaltottenhamnursery.pdf |date= 3 November 2013 }} Retrieved 27 February 2009 before rejoining the White Hart Lane side in 1932. The free-scoring centre forward played a total of 154 matches and found the net on 102 occasions in all competitions up to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players] Retrieved 3 December 2012 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html |date=15 April 2009 }} {{as of|March 2023}}, Morrison is one of only eighteen players to score one hundred goals for the Lilywhites.[https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/tottenham-hotspur-all-time-top-scorers/blta740e2f76a866872 Tottenham Hotspur all-time top scorers: Kane overtakes Greaves] Retrieved 18 March 2023
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Bexley
Category:People from Belvedere, London
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Bostall Heath F.C. players
Category:Callender's Athletic F.C. players
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Northfleet United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players