Bob Morton (Scottish footballer)

Robert Muir Morton (25 February 1891 – 4 December 1948) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a forward and scored 82 goals in 134 Scottish League appearances for Queen's Park.^[1][3]

Bob Morton

Morton in 1917
Personal information
Full name	Robert Muir Morton[1]
Date of birth	25 February 1891
Place of birth	Renfrew, Scotland
Date of death	4 December 1948(1948-12-04) (aged 57)[2]
Place of death	Cathcart, Scotland[2]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1920	Queen's Park	134	(82)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Morton's younger brother Alan also became a footballer and the pair were teammates for six seasons at Queen's Park.^[2][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	1912–13[1]	Scottish First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1913–14[1]		31	22	5	4	1[a]	2	37	28
	1915–16[1]		31	15	—		2[b]	0	33	15
	1916–17[1]		12	5	—		2[c]	0	14	5
	1917–18[1]		19	15	—		3[d]	0	22	15
	1918–19[1]		26	21	—		5[e]	2	31	23
	1919–20[1]		14	4	3	1	1[a]	0	18	5
Career total			134	82	8	5	14	4	155	91

1. Appearance in Glasgow Cup
2. Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
3. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
4. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Navy and Army War Fund Shield
5. 2 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 2 appearances in Victory Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup