Tom Morrison

Thomas Kelly Morrison (21 January 1904 – 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for St Mirren, Liverpool and Sunderland, and for the Scotland national team. Club career Morrison was born in Coylton, Ayrshire. He played for Troon Athletic and St Mirren. During his time in Paisley he was almost ever-present and won the Scottish Cup in 1926. He was signed by Liverpool manager Matt McQueen in February 1928 for £4000 and made his debut on 11 February 1928 at Fratton Park in a Football League First Division match against Portsmouth, which ended with Portsmouth beating the Reds 1–0. His first goal came almost two years later on 13 December 1930 when he scored a first-minute goal at Highbury in a 1–1 draw with Arsenal. He was quoted in a 1929 newspaper article explaining in some detail his philosophy on the role of half-backs in football, and in a 1931 article he praised the captaincy qualities of Anfield teammate James Jackson – by this time Morrison was Jackson's deputy in the role. As at St Mirren, he was an near-constant presence in the Liverpool team between his arrival and summer 1934. However, the good discipline Morrison had displayed then waned dramatically; the club suspended him for unspecified reasons in August 1934 and his return to the team was then curtailed by appendicitis which required an immediate operation in November of that year, with Ted Savage taking over the position. Morrison then disappeared altogether in February 1935, failing to report for a reserve team match which led the club to issue repeated suspensions in his absence. He eventually returned, but did not play another first team match for Liverpool.