![]() Morris in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Morris | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Blockhouse Bay | |||
International career | |||
1971–1973 | New Zealand | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 headmaster of Auckland Grammar School for 19 years before his retirement in 2012.
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. [4]
In 2013, Morris became chair of the independent group Friends of Football [5]
Morris graduated with a MA(Hons) in History [6] 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 [7] 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 retirement on 6 December 2011, taking effect in September 2012. [8]
In 1999, he was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship for Outstanding Educational Leadership.
In the 2013 New Year Honours, Morris was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education. [9]
In 2019, Morris was appointed Executive Principal of Crimson Education. [10]