Hugh Auld Morton (25 November 1902 – 23 August 1980) 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 ...

who played for Kilmarnock and

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, mainly at right half. He took part in the

1929 Scottish Cup Final The 1928–29 Scottish Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football (soccer), football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock who defeated Rangers F.C., Rangers in the final.

in which ''Killie'' claimed the trophy by beating Rangers,Scottish Cup Surprise Kilmarnock's Great Victory Over Rangers
The Glasgow Herald, 8 April 1929 and in the 1932 final, a defeat to the same opposition after a replay.Rangers Win The Cup Kilmarnock Well Beaten
The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1932 He then fell out of favour and spent most of the 1932–33 season at

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, but was then re-signed by Kilmarnock and finished his career there. Two other players named Hugh Morton, both also from the

Newmilns Newmilns is a village in the burgh of Newmilns and Greenholm, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 3,057 people (2001 census) and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty-five miles southwest of Glasgow. I ...

Darvel Darvel ( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, , means "Not for ou ...

area, featured for Kilmarnock in the 1900s but neither was a close relative, nor was teammate John Morton (a

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).(Kilmarnock player) Morton, J.
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* 1902 births 1980 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from East Ayrshire Men's association football wing halves Scotland men's international footballers Kilmarnock F.C. players Darvel F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players People from Newmilns {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub