Angus Cameron Morrison (26 April 1924 – 18 December 2002) was a Scottish

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who played as an outside left in the

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. Angus Morrison started his professional football career with his local Highland Football League club,

Ross County F.C. Ross County Football Club is a professional football club based in Dingwall, Scotland. The club currently play in the , being relegated after losing the Scottish Premiership play-offs in the 2024–25 season. Prior to the 1994–95 seaso ...

, who now play in the Scottish Premier League. He moved to

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

in October 1944, for the fee of one box of cigars. While at Derby, Morrison played 52 times and scored 21 goals. In November 1948, Morrison moved to

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

. During a highly successful tenure, he made 262 appearances, scoring 70 goals, including one in the

1954 FA Cup Final The 1954 FA Cup final was a football match between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End, played on 1 May 1954 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. It was the final match of the 1953–54 staging of English football's primary cup compe ...

, when Preston lost out to

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said of Morrison, ''"He was a very, very nice fellow who was quite unassuming. He was very popular with the fans and a very good player. Angus was a big strong lad, he was about 6ft, but he was quite quick and a good goalscorer. He was a very good player to have in your side."'' In 1957 Morrison transferred to

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, making 15 appearances and scoring 4 goals. In his later years, he served as team manager at Nuneaton Borough and

Belper Town Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry. History The club ...

and as a coach at Ripley Miners Welfare.

Honours

Preston North End *

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runner-up: 1953–54

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Angus 1924 births 2002 deaths Scottish men's footballers Sportspeople from Dingwall Ross County F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Belper Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. managers Belper Town F.C. managers English Football League players Footballers from Highland (council area) Men's association football wingers Scotland men's B international footballers Scottish football managers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen