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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.
.jpg) 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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]
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