Gus Henry Roy Scott-Morriss (born 8 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right wingback for club Oldham Athletic.
Career Royston Town Scott-Morriss played for Royston Town in the Southern League until 2021.
Hemel Hempstead Scott-Morriss then joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town and made over 40 appearances for the club up to 2022.
Southend United Scott-Morriss was the fourth player to join Southend United under Kevin Maher. His first appearance was against Eastleigh on 27 August 2022. Scott-Morriss played 35 games in his first season, scoring five goals.
On 16 December 2023, during a match against Bromley, Scott-Morriss took over as goalkeeper after the Blues' goalkeeper was injured and Southend had no substitute goalkeepers available. He was said to have made a key save during the match but the team lost 2–1. At the end of the 2023–2024 season, Scott-Morris was named in the Vanarama National League Team of the Season, was voted Southend player of the season, and signed a new two-year contract with the club.
On 14 April 2026, Scott-Morris scored the opening goal in Southend's 2–0 win at Aldershot Town, a win that ensured the Blues qualified for the National League play-offs. By this date he had scored 46 goals for the club since joining from Hemel Hempstead in 2022 and said: "Let's see if I can get to 50 [this season]." Four days later, after his car broke down, Scott-Morris hitched a ride on Bedford Town's bus to reach Southend's game at Halifax Town, and scored his 17th goal of the season in the Blues' 6–2 win at The Shay.
Oldham Athletic On 28 May 2026, Scott-Morriss agreed to join League Two club Oldham Athletic on an initial two-year deal, with the option for a further year.
International career Scott-Morriss was selected for the England C squad following his performances at Southend United. He earned his first cap on 21 March 2023 in a 1–0 friendly victory over Wales C at Moss Lane, home of Altrincham, the squad having trained at Manchester United's academy facilities in the build-up. Scott-Morriss described the experience as the highlight of his career to that point.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRoyston Town2014–15Southern League Division One Central8000—00802015–16Southern League Division One Central23120—503012016–17Southern League Division One Central31110—1004212017–18Southern League Premier Division34030—1014712018–19Southern League Premier Division Central33100—804112019–20Southern League Premier Division Central28230—904022020–21Southern League Premier Division Central6030—20110Total1635120—4412196Hemel Hempstead Town2020–21National League South120———1202021–22National League South38521—31437Total50521—31557Southend United2022–23National League35510—103752023–24National League42810—104482024–25National League441720—4050172025–26National League401510–224317Total1614550—8217447Career total372551910055444560
Honours Southend United FA Trophy: 2025–26
Individual National League Team of the Season: 2023–24, 2025–26 Southend United Player of the Year: 2023–24, 2024–25
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