Gordon Morritt

Gordon Morritt
Personal information
Full name	Gordon Raymond Morritt
Date of birth	8 February 1942
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Date of death	November 2018 (aged 76)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Steel Peech & Tozer
1961–1966	Rotherham United
1966–1967	Durban City
1967–1968	Doncaster Rovers
1968–1969	Northampton Town
1969–1972	York City
1972–1973	Rochdale
1973–1974	Darlington
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Raymond Morritt (8 February 1942 – November 2018) was an English 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]

Morritt was born in Rotherham in 1942,^[2] and died in November 2018 at the age of 76.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "A–Z Past Players". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original (DOC) on 10 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gordon Morritt". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
^ Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
^ Payne, Les (20 November 2018). "Farewell to versatile, former Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers player". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

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