James Morrison is a football coach and former professional player who currently serves as a first-team coach for both West Bromwich Albion and the Scotland national team. A skilled midfielder, Morrison enjoyed a successful playing career with Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion from 2004 to 2019, earning recognition as one of the greatest midfielders in West Brom’s history. After representing England at youth levels, he chose to play for Scotland at the senior international level, making 46 appearances between 2008 and 2017.

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West Bromwich Albion legend, 46-cap Scotland international, former Middlesborough midfielder James Morrison talks to Wayne Thomas about his journey into football, his thoughts on young players in the game today and names his all-time team-mates 5 a side team! Having retired from playing in 2019, James joined the West Brom coaching team and is now a first team coach, as well as being part of the Scotland coaching setup.

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