Allan Morrison (footballer)

Allan Morrison

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-03-31) 31 March 1982 (age 42)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Celtic	5	(0)
2002	Carlisle United	28	(0)
2002–2005	Clyde	79	(0)
2005–2007	Stranraer	48	(0)
	Glenafton Athletic
Total		160	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan James Morrison (born 31 March 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Morrison played for Celtic, Carlisle United, Clyde, Stranraer and Glenafton Athletic.[1][2][3] In May 2004 he was initially told by Clyde that he could not stay at the club as they could not afford to pay his wages.[4]

In November 2012 he was working as a goalkeeping coach at Ayr United.[5]

As a Celtic youth team player, Morrison played in the 2001 Scottish Youth Cup final, which Aberdeen won 2–0 at Hampden Park.[6]

References

1. Allan Morrison at Soccerbase
2. "CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
3. "STRANRAER : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
4. "Clyde ponder second U-turn". BBC Sport. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
5. Mike Wilson (2 November 2012). "Ayr United keeper Ally Brown hails new goalkeeping coach Alan Morrison". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
6. "Young guns shoot for the top Entertainment is name of the game as Tiernan and Michie grab the glory for Aberdeen". Herald Scotland. 10 May 2001. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
   "Match Report: Aberdeen 2 Celtic 0". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2019.