However, the good discipline Morrison had displayed then waned dramatically; the club suspended him for unspecified reasons in August 1934 and his return to the team was then curtailed by appendicitis which required an immediate operation in November of that year, with Ted Savage taking over the position. Morrison then disappeared altogether in February 1935, failing to report for a reserve team match which led the club to issue repeated suspensions in his absence. He eventually returned, but did not play another first team match for Liverpool.