Robert Morrison (25 April 1883 – 4 June 1952) was a

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soccer half back who played most of his career in the USA. Born in

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and raised in the city's Bridgeton district,Morrisons
Iain Campbell Whittle, Scots Football Worldwide Morrison was a prominent player in the Scottish Junior leagues. In 1909 he moved to the United States where he joined

Disston A.A. Philadelphia Tacony Disston Athletic Association Football Club, better known as Disston A.A. and nicknamed The Sawmakers was a U.S. soccer team sponsored by the Disston Saw Works company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team played for several ye ...

of the Philadelphia State League. Morrison and his teammates won the 1911 and 1912 league titles. Disston also went to the semifinals of the 1911

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. In April 1913, Disston went to the finals of the American Cup where it fell in three games to the

Paterson True Blues Paterson True Blues was a professional U.S. soccer team founded in 1887 and disestablished after 1915. The True Blues, based out of Paterson, New Jersey, are best known as one of the dominant soccer teams of its era and one of the first U.S. so ...

. That fall, Morrison moved to

Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For most of the 20th century, it was one of the world's largest steel producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its succe ...

of the Allied American Football Association. His first game with Bethlehem took place on November 13, 1913, a 10–0 victory over the Irish-Americans. Bethlehem Steel won the 1913–14 and 1914–15 league titles and the 1915 and 1916 National Challenge Cups. He began the 1916–17 season as team captain, but within a month rarely appeared in the lineup. According to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, he suffered a career-ending injury in 1918. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951. Bobby Morrison Obituary

Morrison's younger brother, Joe Morrison, played a few games with Bethlehem Steel as well as twenty-three games with

Fleisher Yarn Fleisher Yarn began as an amateur company soccer club of the SB & BW Fleisher Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia and quickly became a national amateur soccer power. They won the Philadelphia Industrial League championship in 1920/21, both the All ...

during the 1924–25 American Soccer League season.

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External links

National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
* 1883 births 1952 deaths Association football defenders Bethlehem Steel F.C. (1907–1930) players Date of birth missing Disston A.A. players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Footballers from Glasgow Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players National Association Football League players National Soccer Hall of Fame members People from Bridgeton, Glasgow Scottish emigrants to the United States Scottish expatriate footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish footballers Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1880s-stub