John Morris (New Zealand footballer)

John Morris
Personal information
Full name John Morris
Date of birth (1950-03-05) 5 March 1950
Place of birth New Zealand
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Blockhouse Bay
National team
1971-1973 New Zealand 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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 Head Master of Auckland Grammar School for 19 years before his retirement in 2012.

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.

In 2013, Morris became chair of the independent group Friends of Football[4]

Academic career

Morris graduated with a MA(Hons) in History[5] 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[6] 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 long-expected retirement on December 6, 2011, taking effect in September 2012. [7]

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

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Morris was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 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. ↑ Friends of Football Committee. Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Dudding, Adam (5 February 2012). "Auckland Grammar headmaster in end of an era". Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Auckland Grammar School website
  7. ↑ "Changing times for Auckland Grammar headmaster". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ↑ New Year Honours List 2013. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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