Eddie Morrison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eddie Morrison

Scottish footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1948

Place of Birth: Gourock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-May-2011

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Eddie Morrison

  • Edward McCallum Morrison (22 February 1948 – 30 May 2011) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
  • Morrison was born in Gourock, and spent the majority of his playing career as a striker at Kilmarnock, where he scored 149 goals in 341 appearances in all competitions.
  • He has been described as a club 'legend'.
  • As of April 2019, Morrison is the club’s joint-second league goalscorer of all time, level with Kris Boyd on 121 goals.Morrison also had a short spell at Morton after leaving Kilmarnock, and later joined the Greenock club's coaching staff.
  • In 1985, he returned to Rugby Park and spent four years as Kilmarnock manager, Killie remaining in the First Division (second tier) throughout.Morrison died on 30 May 2011, on the flight home from a holiday in Turkey.

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