Bruce Morrow (soccer)

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Bruce Morrow
Personal information
Full name Bruce Morrow
Date of birth (1936-05-05) 5 May 1936 (age 88)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Wallsend FC
Auburn
A.P.I.A.
Wallsend FC
Newcastle Australs
Hamilton Olympic FC
International career
1956–1967 Australia 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruce Morrow (born 5 May 1936) is an Australian former footballer [1] [2] who played as a winger. [3]

During his playing time in New South Wales, Morrow scored more than 368 goals in league and cup competitions. [4] He represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [5] He scored twice in their second match, a 4–2 loss to India. [6]

Morrow was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame in 2005, alongside Robbie Slater and Craig Johnston. [7] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database - MO". OzFootball. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bruce Morrow". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Spinks, Steve (29 September 2005). "Football pioneer". The Northern Star . Lismore, New South Wales: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Jack Pollard's Soccer Records - Sid Grant. 1974. p. 123.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Bruce Morrow". FIFA. p. 24. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  6. ↑ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2020– via OzFootball.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees - 2005". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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