Greg Morrison (footballer)

Greg Morrison
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Keith, Scotland[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rothes
Number 9
Youth career
–2015 Ross County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Ross County 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 → Elgin City (loan) 33 (5)
2019–2021 Brora Rangers
2021– Rothes 74 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024

Greg Morrison (born 19 February 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Highland League side Rothes.

Career

Morrison came through the youth ranks at Ross County, scoring a number of goals and consistently was a standout performer alongside his half brother Owen Cairns. He made his first-team debut for County against Aberdeen in January 2016. On 30 August 2017, he joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on loan until January 2018.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on his 11th appearance, in a 2–2 draw with Queen of the South in November 2017.[3] After making 15 appearances for the Sons, scoring once, Morrison returned to the Staggies at the end of his loan spell.[4] In August 2018, Morrison was loaned to Elgin City.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ross County Under 20s 2016–17 SPFL Development League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 1 1 1
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
Ross County 2015–16[5] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2016–17[6] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2017–18[7] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[8] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18[7] Scottish Championship 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Elgin City (loan) 2018–19[8] Scottish League Two 33 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 6
Career total 54 6 4 1 1 0 4 1 63 8
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Greg Morrison at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Galloway, Andy (30 August 2017). "Loan news: Greg Morrison joins". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Dumbarton 2–2 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ Findlay, Alan. "GREG RETURNS TO ROSS COUNTY". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Games played by Greg Morrison in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Games played by Greg Morrison in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Greg Morrison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Greg Morrison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.