John Morrison (9 November 1909 – 25 May 1992) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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, primarily for

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, where he spent a decade, although he was only a regular starter for four of those years(Celtic player) Morrison, John
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), gradually displacing the established

Peter McGonagle William "Peter" McGonagle (30 April 1905 – 20 December 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Celtic at club level and also played for the Scotland national team, as a left back. Club career Born in Glasgow but adopted as a ba ...

. Originally a coal miner from the pit village of Croy (which produced several players for Celtic such as Jimmy Quinn and Andy McAtee), Morrison won the

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championship in 1935–36, the

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, and four trophies during 1938: the League title in April, the

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in May, the

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in June and the

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during the following season in October.Clyde's Courageous Defence Overpowered
The Glasgow Herald, 17 October 1938

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1909 births 1992 deaths Scottish men's footballers Celtic F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Burnbank Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Footballers from Kilsyth Men's association football defenders People from Croy 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1900s-stub