Robert Muir Morton (25 February 1891 – 4 December 1948) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a forward and scored 82 goals in 134 Scottish League appearances for Queen's Park.[1][3]
.jpg) Morton in 1917 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Muir Morton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Renfrew, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1948 (aged 57)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Cathcart, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1920 | Queen's Park | 134 | (82) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editMorton's younger brother Alan also became a footballer and the pair were teammates for six seasons at Queen's Park.[2][4][5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1912–13[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1913–14[1] | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1[a] | 2 | 37 | 28 | ||
| 1915–16[1] | 31 | 15 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 15 | |||
| 1916–17[1] | 12 | 5 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 14 | 5 | |||
| 1917–18[1] | 19 | 15 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 1918–19[1] | 26 | 21 | — | 5[e] | 2 | 31 | 23 | |||
| 1919–20[1] | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 155 | 91 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in Glasgow Cup
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Navy and Army War Fund Shield
- ^ 2 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 2 appearances in Victory Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Morton, Robert Muir". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Robert Muir Morton (1891–1948)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Cairney, John (15 April 2011). A Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Random House. ISBN 978-1-78057-059-4.
- ^ "Morton, Alan Lauder". QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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