James Morton (19 January 1894 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock as an inside left.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Morton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 22)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sausage Redoubt, France | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1915 | Kilmarnock | 4 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editMorton served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed in the attack on the Sausage Redoubt on the first day on the Somme.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1914–15[5] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Private James Morton" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "McCrae`s Battalion and Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Kilmarnock Player James Morton Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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