Robert Morrison (25 April 1883 – 4 June 1952) was aScottish Americansoccerhalf back who played most of his career in the United States.
Born inGlasgow and raised in the city'sBridgeton district,[1] Morrison was a prominent player in theScottish Junior leagues. In 1909 he moved to the United States where he joinedDisston A.A. of the Philadelphia State League. Morrison and his teammates won the 1911 and 1912 league titles. Disston also went to the semifinals of the 1911American Cup. In April 1913, Disston went to the finals of the American Cup where it fell in three games to thePaterson True Blues.[2] That fall, Morrison moved toBethlehem Steel of the Allied American Football Association. His first game with Bethlehem took place on November 13, 1913, a 10–0 victory over the Irish-Americans.[3] Bethlehem Steel won the 1913–14 and 1914–15 league titles and the 1915 and 1916National Challenge Cups.[4] He began the 1916–17 season as team captain,[5] but within a month rarely appeared in the lineup. According to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, he suffered a career-ending injury in 1918. He was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.[6]
Morrison's younger brother, Joe Morrison, played a few games with Bethlehem Steel as well as twenty-three games withFleisher Yarn during the 1924–25American Soccer League season.[1]
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