{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{About||the American novelist, editor, and professor|Toni Morrison|the American politician|deLesseps Morrison Jr.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Tony Morrison |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|17|df=y}} |birth_place = St Helens, England |death_date = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|SR}} |club1 = Oldham |year1start = 1985 |year1end = 89 |appearances1 = 20 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |club2 = Swinton |year2start = 1989 |year2end = 92 |appearances2 = 72 |tries2 = 10 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 40 |club3 = Castleford |year3start = 1992 |year3end = 95 |appearances3 = 92 |tries3 = 21 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 84 |club4 = Swinton |year4start = 1996 |year4end = |appearances4 = 7 |tries4 = 2 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 8 |club5 = Rochdale Hornets |year5start = 1996 |year5end = 98 |appearances5 = 33 |tries5 = 8 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 32 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tony-morrison/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=3356 |title=Tony Morrison |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref> }}
'''Tony Morrison''' (born 17 December 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Oldham, Swinton, and Castleford.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}</ref><ref name="Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=246|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518154122/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=246|archivedate=18 May 2012}}</ref>
==Background== Tony Morrison was born in St Helens. Lancashire, England.
==Playing career== ===Castleford=== Morrison was transferred from Swinton to Castleford in May 1992 for a fee of £30,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Board vote sets up World Cup final with Australia |work=The Guardian |date=29 May 1992 |page=17 |id={{ProQuest|187322460}}}}</ref>
He played at {{rlp|sr}} in Castleford's 33–2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.<ref name="Wigan 2 - 33 Castleford">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewreport.php?page=report&id=775|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084328/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewreport.php?page=report&id=775|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|title=Wigan 2 - 33 Castleford |publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://archive.castigersheritage.com/?s=true&c=Tony%20Morrison Tony Morrison Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Tony}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Castleford Tigers players Category:English rugby league players Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Rugby league players from Oldham Category:Swinton Lions players Category:20th-century English sportsmen Category:Rochdale Hornets players