John Morris (New Zealand footballer)

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John Morris
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Morris in 2013
Personal information
Full name John Morris
Date of birth (1950-03-05) 5 March 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Bolton, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Blockhouse Bay
International career
1971–1973 New Zealand 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Morris ONZM (born 5 March 1950) is an educator and former association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. [1] He served as the headmaster of Auckland Grammar School for 19 years before his retirement in 2012.

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Football career

Morris made his full All Whites debut in a 2-4 loss to New Caledonia on 18 July 1971 [2] and ended his international playing career with eight A-international caps to his credit, [1] his final cap being an appearance in a 0-1 loss to Indonesia on 18 March 1973. [2]

Morris also represented New Zealand in soccer administration and was Chairman of New Zealand Soccer between 2002 and 2008. [3] He was also a long-serving member of the FIFA Technical and Development Committee. [4]

In 2013, Morris became chair of the independent group Friends of Football [5]

Academic career

Morris graduated with a MA(Hons) in History [6] from The University of Auckland in 1972. He gained a Diploma from Auckland College of Education in 1973.

Morris was appointed Headmaster of Auckland Grammar School in July 1993 [7] after previously being Principal of Takapuna Grammar School for nearly four years. He is founding Chairman of the Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand and was a member of the University of Auckland Council for seven years.

Morris officially announced his retirement on 6 December 2011, taking effect in September 2012. [8]

In 1999, he was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship for Outstanding Educational Leadership.

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Morris was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education. [9]

In 2019, Morris was appointed Executive Principal of Crimson Education. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Van Hattum takes chair at New Zealand Football". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "John Morris appointed to TEC board". New Zealand Government. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Friends of Football Committee Archived 1 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Dudding, Adam (5 February 2012). "Auckland Grammar headmaster in end of an era". Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Auckland Grammar School website
  8. ↑ "Changing times for Auckland Grammar headmaster". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Collins, Simon (7 November 2019). "Tutoring firm Crimson hires Sir John Key, starts global online high school". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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