Evelyn Sneddon Morrison (1 August 1902 – 15 November 1968) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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. His most notable spell was with

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, where he finished as the top scorer in

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in the 1928–29 season, scoring 43 goals. This remains the highest single-season total ever recorded for the club. He also played for

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

(where he made his senior debut in 1927 aged 26),

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and

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, where it appears his short period as a professional concluded in 1932 despite maintaining a strong rate of goalscoring. Morrison was born in South Africa to Scottish parents; the family returned to their native

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotlan ...

while he was a young boy. After his football career ended he became a school teacher in

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.1937 Retired Footballer becomes teacher
The Blantyre Project, 5 February 2015 In 1939 he married Lily Ann Stewart Ashenhurst (1904–1960)

References

1902 births 1968 deaths Scottish men's footballers South African men's soccer players Falkirk F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players South African emigrants to the United Kingdom Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire People educated at Hamilton Academy Scottish league football top scorers Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub