James Morton (footballer, born 1885)

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James Morton
Personal information
Full name James Morton
Date of birth (1885-08-22)22 August 1885
Place of birth Leith, Scotland
Date of death 29 July 1926(1926-07-29) (aged 40)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Newtongrange Star
1906–1907 Hibernian 25 (7)
1907 Bradford City 0 (0)
1907–1908 Stoke 0 (0)
1908–1909 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
1908–1909 Hibernian 0 (0)
1909–1912 St Bernard's
1912–1913 Bathgate
1913–1914 Barnsley 18 (3)
1913–1915 Bristol City 12 (7)
Total 57 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Morton (22 August 1885 – 29 July 1926) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hibernian, Bradford City, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, St Bernard's, Bathgate, Barnsley and Bristol City.[1]

Career[edit]

After spells with Newtongrange Star, Hibernian, Bradford City and Stoke, Morton joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. The centre forward played twice for the Spurs.[2] He re-joined Hibernian before playing for St Bernard's and Bathgate. In 1913 he joined Barnsley where he featured in 18 matches and scored three goals. Morton went on to sign for Bristol City where featured in a further 12 matches and netting seven times before ending his playing career.

After his playing career had ended he became a trainer at Nuneaton. Morton died at his home in Edinburgh on 29 July 1926 after a long illness.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1906–07[3] Scottish Division One 13 4 7 3 20 7
1907–08[3] Scottish Division One 12 3 1 1 13 4
Total 25 7 8 4 33 11
Bradford City 1907–08[4] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoke 1907–08[4] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1908–09[4] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Barnsley 1913–14[4] Second Division 18 3 0 0 18 3
Bristol City 1913–14[4] Second Division 4 1 0 0 4 1
1914–15[4] Second Division 8 6 0 0 8 6
Total 12 7 0 0 12 7
Career total 57 17 8 4 65 21

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 191. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Hibernian FC". Fitbatstats. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f James Morton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links[edit]

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