Evelyn Sneddon Morrison (1 August 1902 – 15 November 1968) was a Scottish association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre forward. His most notable spell was with Falkirk F.C., Falkirk, where he finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1928–29 in Scottish football, 1928–29 season, scoring 43 goals. This remains the highest single-season total ever recorded for the club. He also played for Stenhousemuir F.C., Stenhousemuir (where he made his senior debut in 1927 aged 26), Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland and Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle, where it appears his short period as a professional concluded in 1932 despite maintaining a strong rate of goalscoring. Morrison was born in South Africa to Scottish parents; the family returned to their native Lanarkshire while he was a young boy. After his football career ended he became a school teacher in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Blantyre.1937 Retired Footballer becomes teacher
The Blantyre Project, 5 February 2015 In 1939 he married Lily Ann Stewart Ashenhurst (1904–1960)

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1902 births 1968 deaths Scottish men's footballers South African men's soccer players Falkirk F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players South African emigrants to the United Kingdom Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire People educated at Hamilton Academy Scottish league football top scorers Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub