Gordon Morritt

Gordon Morritt
Personal information
Full nameGordon Raymond Morritt[1]
Date of birth8 February 1942[2]
Place of birthRotherham,[2] England
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Steel Peech & Tozer
1961–1966Rotherham United77(0)
1966–1967Durban City
1967–1968Doncaster Rovers40(0)
1968–1969Northampton Town42(0)
1969–1972York City41(0)
1972–1973Rochdale31(0)
1973–1974Darlington34(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gordon Raymond Morritt (born 8 February 1942) is an English former footballer who made 265 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers, Northampton Town, York City, Rochdale and Darlington in the 1960s and 1970s. He also played in South Africa for Durban City.[2] He played in some of Rotherham's matches as they reached the first ever League Cup Final in 1961, but Roy Ironside was preferred for the final itself, in which Rotherham lost 3–0 on aggregate to Aston Villa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "A–Z Past Players" (DOC). Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gordon Morritt". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 5 August 2014.