David Morgan (footballer)

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David Morgan
Personal information
Full name David Barry Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2008 Ards
2008–2012 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2012 → Lincoln City (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Dundee (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Tamworth (loan) 16 (1)
2014–2015 Ilkeston 40 (2)
2015–2017 Nuneaton Town 66 (3)
2017 AFC Fylde 8 (0)
2017 Harrogate Town 2 (0)
2017–2021 Southport 108 (19)
2021– Accrington Stanley 28 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U17 5 (2)
2011–2014 Northern Ireland U19 4 (0)
2012–2013 Northern Ireland U21 4 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:13, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

David Barry Morgan (born 4 July 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Accrington Stanley.

Club career[]

Morgan joined Nottingham Forest aged fourteen from Northern Irish club Ards.[2] He was scouted playing in the prestigious Milk Cup Youth Tournament. He played with the Forest youth team for four years, before making a 28-day loan move to Lincoln City on 14 September 2012.[3] He made his debut on 15 September 2012 in a 3–2 victory over Hyde, where he entered the game as an 85th-minute substitute.[4] Morgan joined Scottish Premier League club Dundee on 31 January 2013.[5] He made one appearance, coming on as a substitute for Nicky Riley in a 5–0 defeat by Celtic.[6] Morgan later joined Conference Premier club Tamworth on 25 October 2013.[7]

After his release from Nottingham Forest, Morgan signed with Northern Premier League club Ilkeston on 13 August 2014.[8] On 2 March 2017, Morgan joined AFC Fylde for an undisclosed 5-figure sum.

On 9 September 2017 Morgan signed for Harrogate Town. It was then announced after only 3 appearances for Harrogate that he would sign for Southport FC on 22 September 2017.

On 1 February 2021, Morgan joined League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee.[9]

Personal life[]

Morgan graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 27 March 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lincoln City (loan) 2012–13 Conference Premier 8 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 10 0
Dundee (loan) 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 9 1 3 0 — 2[a] 0 14 1
Ilkeston 2014–15 NPL - Premier Division 40 2 — 40 2
Nuneaton Town 2015–16[12] National League North 38 2 0 0 — 1[a] 0 39 2
2016–17[12] National League North 28 1 0 0 — 3[a] 1 31 2
Nuneaton Town total 66 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 70 4
AFC Fylde 2016–17[12] National League North 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Harrogate Town 2017–18[12] National League North 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Southport 2017–18[12] National League North 25 2 0 0 — 0 0 25 2
2018–19[12] National League North 39 5 4 0 — 0 0 43 5
2019–20[12] National League North 30 11 1 0 — 3[a] 0 34 11
2020–21[12] National League North 14 1 0 0 — 3[a] 0 17 1
Southport total 108 19 5 0 0 0 6 0 119 19
Accrington Stanley 2020–21[13] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 253 25 9 0 0 0 13 1 275 26
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Accrington Stanley – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Nottingham Forest's David Morgan joins Lincoln City on loan". thisislincolnshire.co.uk. Northcliffe Media. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Lincoln City sign David Morgan from Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Lincoln City vs. Hyde 3–2". Soccerway. Perform Group. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Dundee: Nottingham Forest's David Morgan joins on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ Conaghan, Martin (24 February 2013). "Celtic 5–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Tamworth Loan For Morgan". nottinghamforest.co.uk. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Morgan becomes second incoming of the day". Accrington Stanley FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.thepfa.com/education/latestnews/article/2016/7/27/david-morgan-sports-writing-and-broadcasting-graduate[bare URL]
  11. ^ David Morgan at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h David Morgan at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by David Morgan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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