# Gus Scott-Morriss

Gus Scott-Morriss (born 8 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for National League club Southend United.

## Career
### Royston Town

Scott-Morriss played for Royston Town up until 2021.

### Hemel Hempstead

Scott-Morriss joined Hemel Hempstead Town up until 2022 and made over 40 appearances for the club.

### Southend United

Scott-Morriss was the fourth player to join Kevin Maher's side. His first appearance was against Eastleigh on 27 August 2022. Gus played 35 games in his first season with Southend United and scored 5 goals.
On 16 December 2023, Scott-Morriss had to take over as goalkeeper after the Blues' goalkeeper had come off injured and there were no substitute goalkeepers available for the match. He was said to have made a key save during the match but lost the match 2–1 to Bromley at the final whistle.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Royston Town | 2014–15 | Southern League Division One Central | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Royston Town | 2015–16 | Southern League Division One Central | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Royston Town | 2016–17 | Southern League Division One Central | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Royston Town | 2017–18 | Southern League Premier Division | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Royston Town | 2018–19 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Royston Town | 2019–20 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Royston Town | 2020–21 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Royston Town | Total | Total | 163 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | 219 | 6 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2020–21 | National League South | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 43 | 7 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Total | Total | 50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 55 | 7 |
| Southend United | 2022–23 | National League | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Southend United | 2023–24 | National League | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 |
| Southend United | 2023–24 | National League | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| Southend United | Total | Total | 94 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 101 | 22 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 307 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 375 | 35 |
* ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance in Herts Charity Cup
* ↑ Six appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance in Southern League Division One Championship match
* ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup, three appearances in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance in Herts Charity Cup
* ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance in Herts Charity Cup
* ↑ Seven appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Herts Senior Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
* ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Herts Senior Cup

## Honours

Individual
* National League Team of the Season: 2023–24
* Southend United Player of the Year: 2023–24