Hugh_Morton_(footballer)

Hugh Morton (footballer)

Hugh Morton (footballer)

Scottish footballer


Hugh Auld Morton (25 November 1902 – 23 August 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Scotland, mainly at right half.[4][5] He took part in the 1929 Scottish Cup Final in which Killie claimed the trophy by beating Rangers,[6][7] and in the 1932 final, a defeat to the same opposition after a replay.[8] He then fell out of favour and spent most of the 1932–33 season at Morton, but was then re-signed by Kilmarnock and finished his career there.[9]

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Two other players named Hugh Morton, both also from the Newmilns / Darvel area, featured for Kilmarnock in the 1900s[10][11] but neither was a close relative, nor was teammate John Morton (a goalkeeper).[12][9]


References

  1. Hugh Auld Morton, Find A Grave
  2. "[SFL player] Hugh Morton". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "[Scotland player] Hugh Morton". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. (Smith 2013, p. 222)
  5. Rangers Win The Cup | Kilmarnock Well Beaten, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1932
  6. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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