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Scottish footballer (1894–1916)

Jimmy Morton
Personal information
Full name James Morton
Date of birth 19 January 1894
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 22)
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

James Morton (19 January 1894 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock as an inside left.

Personal life

Morton 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. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1914–15 Scottish First Division 4 0 — 4 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 4 0

References

  1. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. "Private James Morton" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. "McCrae`s Battalion and Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. "Kilmarnock Player James Morton Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.


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