John Morrissey

Player archive

1985–1998 · Right Midfield / Left Midfield

John Morrissey

Supporter rating

5 out of 5 stars

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Apps
583

79 as substitute

Goals
64
Seasons
14

Tranmere story

John Morrissey (born 8 March 1965 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger and became one of Tranmere Rovers' great long-serving players. The son of former Liverpool and Everton winger Johnny Morrissey, he began his own senior career with Everton before a short spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Morrissey joined Tranmere from Wolves in October 1985 for £8,000 and remained at Prenton Park until 1999. Over 14 seasons he made 585 appearances in all competitions and scored 64 goals for Rovers, including 470 Football League appearances and 50 league goals. A skilful, creative wide player closely associated with the number 7 shirt, he supplied chances for strikers including Ian Muir, Chris Malkin, John Aldridge and David Kelly.

His Tranmere career spanned one of the most successful periods in the club's history. Morrissey was part of the side that climbed from the Fourth Division into the second tier and appeared during Rovers' run of Wembley finals and promotion campaigns under John King. His longevity and contribution place him among Tranmere's leading all-time appearance makers.

Career record

Rovers by the numbers

Busiest season

1992/93

56 appearances

Top-scoring season

1990/91

12 goals

Goal contributions

84

Goals and recorded assists

Career timeline

Season by season

1985/86

32 starts · 4 substitute appearances

36 apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1986/87

41 starts · 2 substitute appearances

43 apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
1
Red
1987/88

40 starts · 5 substitute appearances

45 apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1988/89

54 starts · 0 substitute appearances

54 apps
4
Goals
5
Assists
0
Yellow
2
Red
1989/90

35 starts · 4 substitute appearances

39 apps
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1990/91

47 starts · 7 substitute appearances

54 apps
12
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1991/92

53 starts · 0 substitute appearances

53 apps
6
Goals
15
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1992/93

54 starts · 2 substitute appearances

56 apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1993/94

28 starts · 4 substitute appearances

32 apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
1
Red
1994/95

47 starts · 2 substitute appearances

49 apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1995/96

9 starts · 8 substitute appearances

17 apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1996/97

25 starts · 9 substitute appearances

34 apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
3
Yellow
0
Red
1997/98

33 starts · 10 substitute appearances

43 apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
7
Yellow
0
Red
1998/99

6 starts · 22 substitute appearances

28 apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
3
Yellow
0
Red