Tommy Morrison (Irish footballer)

Tommy Morrison (Irish footballer)

Football player infobox
playername= Tommy Morrison


fullname = Thomas Morrison
height =
nickname = Ching
dateofbirth = Birth date|1874|12|16|df=yes
cityofbirth = Belfast
countryofbirth = Ireland
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1940|3|26|1874|12|16|df=yes
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
currentclub =
clubcrest =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
years = 1891-1894
1894-1895
1894-1895
1895-1897
1897-1902
1902-1904
1904-1905
1906-1907
clubs = Glentoran
Burnley
Glentoran
Celtic
Burnley
Manchester United
Colne
Glentoran
caps(goals) = - (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
16 (2)
nationalyears = 1895-1902
nationalteam = Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (1)

Tommy "Ching" Morrison (b. 1874, Belfast, Ireland) was a former football player, for Burnley, Celtic and Glentoran. He died in 1940.

Ching was the youngest of five sons born to James and Annie Morrison. The first three boys were born in Scotland and the youngest of them, Bob who was also an international, played for Linfield. [http://nifg.co.uk/?p=680] NIFG]

Another brother, Alex also played for Glentoran in the 1890s.

Club career

Morrison made his first appearance for Glentoran on April 18 1891 in a Charity Cup game against Ulster at Solitude. He scored in that match which was abandoned with the Glens trailing 4-1.

The following season (1891-92) saw Morrison score 11 goals in just nine games, including a hattrick in the Irish League against Ligoneil.

Two seasons later, he was part of Glentoran’s Irish League winning side before moving to Burnley.

Morrison transferred to Burnley in March 1894 and made his debut in a game on March 10 against Derby. He scored one goal in a 3-1 victory. [ [http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=23&teamno=104] Burnley results 1894]

Early the following season he was dismissed by the Burnley committee for misconduct.

Morrison had another spell with Glentoran and a largely unsuccessful stint with Celtic in Scotland. Despite helping the Bhoys win the 1895 championship, his appearances the following season were limited to just 16.

Morrison returned to Burnley in February 1897. The following season, he helped them to the Second Division title in 1898. He remained at Burnley until the 1902-03 season when he signed for Manchester United.

Morrison spent only one full season at Bank Street in the second division but did leave an impression with the fans by scoring the first goal in a memorable 2-1 F A cup upset of first division Notts County in February 1904.

Morrison remained at Manchester United until the beginning of the 1904-05 season when he signed for Colne.

He later returned home to Belfast to end his career with Glentoran, scoring two goals in 16 appearances in 1906-07.

International career

Morrison made his debut for Ireland on March 1895. Ireland lost the game in Derby 9-0 to England. [http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED36&id=302751] Clarets Mad]

All seven of Morrison's Ireland caps came in Home International Championship games.

His last cap came on March 22 1902 in a 0-1 defeat to England in Belfast.

Notes

References

* [http://nifg.co.uk/?p=680 Northern Ireland Football Greats]
* [http://www.kerrydalestreet.com/page/Morrison,+Tommy?t=anon Kerrydale Street]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/6698/tales/glentoran.html The Glentoran-Burnley connection]

External links

* [http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED36&id=302751 Tom Morrison at Clarets Mad]


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