Johnny Morrissey
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other people|John Morrissey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Johnny Morrissey
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|4|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, Lancashire, England
| height =
| position = Outside left
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Liverpool
| years1 = 1957–1962 | clubs1 = Liverpool | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 6
| years2 = 1962–1972 | clubs2 = Everton | caps2 = 259 | goals2 = 43
| years3 = 1972–1973 | clubs3 = Oldham Athletic | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 1
| totalcaps = 301 | totalgoals = 50
}}
John Morrissey (born 18 April 1940) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool, Everton and Oldham Athletic,{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johnnymorrissey.html |title=Johnny Morrissey |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=20 December 2009}} and won the Football League Championship with Everton in both 1962–63 and 1969–70.
Career
Morrissey was born in Liverpool, and began his football career as a junior with Liverpool, signing professional forms when he turned 17, and making his debut in September 1957. He played as an outside left, and was unable to dislodge Alan A'Court from that position in the first team.{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/past-players/john-morrissey |title=John Morrissey |publisher=Liverpool FC |access-date=20 December 2009}}
In 1962 he "crossed the park" to join Everton for a fee of £10,000,{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-legends-i-m.html |title=Everton Legends I–M |publisher=Everton FC |access-date=20 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016082455/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-legends-i-m.html |archive-date=16 October 2009 |url-status=dead }} sold without manager Bill Shankly's knowledge. He scored on his Everton debut, in the first league Merseyside derby in 11 seasons, which finished as a 2–2 draw, and went on to help the club to the First Division title in his first season.{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=player_details&player_id=520 |title=Everton Player Stats John Morrissey |publisher=Everton F.C |access-date=20 December 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Champions%201962-63.htm |title=First Division Champions 1962–63 |work=EFC History |publisher=Steve Clay |access-date=20 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110225206/http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Champions%201962-63.htm |archive-date=10 January 2010}}
He scored the goal in the semi-final that took Everton to the 1968 FA Cup Final, and played on the losing side in that match.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcuphistfinal.html |title=England – FA Cup Finals 1946–2000 |date=15 February 2006 |first=Didier |last=Fort |website=RSSSF |access-date=20 December 2009}} In the 1969–70 season he helped Everton win the First Division for a second time playing the full 90 minutes in 41 of the 42 games and contributing nine goals from the left-wing.First Division In 10 years with Everton, Morrissey scored 50 goals from 314 games in all competitions. Despite his small stature Morrissey had a reputation as an uncompromising player, Jimmy Greaves once commenting that he "always got the retaliation in first!" Johnny Giles, whilst recognising Morrissey's unflinching style, commented on him: "Well Johnny Morrissey, first of all, was a top-class player. He was a terrific player."{{YouTube|YZvV7bwfc6o}}
He finished his career with a brief stay at Oldham Athletic, which brought his total of League appearances over the 300 mark. His son John had a successful career with Tranmere Rovers making 470 League appearances for them between 1985 and 1999.
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johnnymorrissey.html League stats] at Neil Brown's site
{{Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Footballers from Liverpool
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English Football League representative players
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