Bob Morrison (footballer)

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Bob Morrison

Personal information
Full name	Robert Morrison
Date of birth	30 August 1869
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	12 July 1891(1891-07-12) (aged 21)
Place of death	Belfast, Ireland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1890–1891	Linfield
International career
1891	Ireland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Morrison (30 August 1869 – 12 July 1891) was a footballer who played as a defender for Linfield and the Ireland national team.

Born in Greenock in Scotland, Morrison's family moved to Belfast in Ireland when he was an infant. He played in Linfield's double-winning team which claimed the Irish Cup and the first edition of the Irish League in the 1890–91 season. His standard of play led to him being selected for Ireland in two British Home Championship fixtures in early 1891, a 7–2 home win over Wales followed by a 6–1 away defeat to England. However, he contracted pneumonia and died from the illness in July of that year, aged 21.

His younger brother Tommy was also an Ireland international and played for clubs including Burnley, Celtic and Manchester United; another brother Alex played for Glentoran.