Stuart Morrison

Stuart Morrison (born 18 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Queen's Park. Morrison has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, as well as Edinburgh City and Queen's Park on loan. He has also represented Scotland at U19's level.[1]

Stuart Morrison

Personal information
Full name	Stuart Morrison
Date of birth	18 April 1999
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Queen's Park
Number	6
Youth career
2007–	Dunfermline Athletic
0000–2016	Fife Elite Football Academy
2016–2017	Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Dunfermline Athletic	10	(0)
2017–2018	→ Edinburgh City (loan)	23	(0)
2020	→ Queen's Park (loan)	7	(0)
2020–	Queen's Park	7	(0)
National team^‡
2014	Scotland U19	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:43, 7 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:46, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Morrison, who attended Inverkeithing High School, started with Dunfermline Athletic youth teams at the age of 8,[1] before spending a period of time with Fife Elite Football Academy. Morrison re-signed with Dunfermline in May 2016.[2] His first introduction to senior football came with Scottish League Two club Edinburgh City, where he spent the 2017–18 season on loan,[3] making 23 appearances in total for the club.

He spent the majority of the 2018–19 season playing with Dunfermline's reserve team, but was on the bench for the first-team in a number of matches.[4] Morrison eventually made his first-team debut on 14 August 2018 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against his boy-hood heroes Inverness Caledonian Thistle, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 victory in Inverness,[1] He made his league debut in the same fixture on the final day of the 2018–19 season.[1] and signed a new one-year deal with the club in May 2019. In February 2020, Morrison joined Queens Park on a short-term loan deal.[5] In June 2020, after the season had ended Morrison was released by Dunfermline at the end of his contract.[6]

Following his release, Morrison signed a permanent deal with Queen's Park on 11 August 2020.[7]

Career statistics

As of 06 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunfermline Athletic	2017–18[8]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[9]		1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2019–20[10]		4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	10	0
Edinburgh City (loan)	2017–18[8]	Scottish League Two	21	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	0
Queen's Park (loan)	2019–20[10]		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Queen's Park	2020–21[11]		4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		32	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	37	0
Career total			37	0	1	0	7	0	2	0	47	0

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Morrison's Caley Thistle connection". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
2. "Stuart Morrison signs from Fife Elite". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
3. "Welcome Stuart Morrison!". Edinburgh City FC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
4. "S. Morrison". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
5. "Stuart Morrison out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
6. "Stuart Morrison pens new deal". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
7. "Stuart Morrison returns". Queen's Park FC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
9. "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
10. "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
11. "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

• Stuart Morrison at Soccerbase