James Morton (footballer, born 1999)

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James Morton
Personal information
Full name James Samuel Morton[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 32
Youth career
2013–2017 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Bristol City 0 (0)
2017 → Chippenham Town (loan) 2 (1)
2017–2018 → Bath City (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Bath City (loan) 34 (1)
2019–2020 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2020 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Gillingham (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

James Samuel Morton (born 22 April 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol City.

He has played professionally in the Football League with loan spells at Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town and Gillingham. He has also spent time on loan with Chippenham Town and Bath City.

Career[]

Morton joined Bristol City aged 14 and progressed through the club's youth system.[3] He was loaned out to Chippenham Town in October 2017[citation needed] and then Bath City on loan until 13 January 2018,[4] before extending his loan to the end of the season.[5] In the summer of 2018, he re-joined Bath City on loan for the 2018–19 season,[6] and won their 'Goal of the season' award for that season.[7] After signing a four-year deal with Bristol City in summer 2019, Morton joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,[3] making his EFL League Two debut when he played the entire match against Oldham Athletic on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[8]

On 30 September 2020, Morton joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[9] On 31 December 2020, following the departure of manager Ian Holloway, Morton and fellow Bristol City team mate Owura Edwards were recalled from their loan spells at Grimsby. Morton made only 4 starts during his time at Blundell Park.[10]

On 1 February 2021, Morton joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[11] Morton would only feature once for the Gills, appearing as a 91st minute substitute in a 3–0 home defeat by Lincoln City on 5 February 2021.[12]

In July 2021, Bristol City allowed Morton to join Milton Keynes Dons on trial with a view to a permanent transfer,[13] however after playing in a 7-1 pre-season victory over Coventry City the transfer fell through following a change of management at MK.[14]

Personal life[]

Morton is a Christian.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2017–18[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Chippenham Town (loan) 2017–18[20] National League South 2 1 0 0 — 1[a] 0 3 1
Bath City (loan) 2017–18[20] National League South 16 0 0 0 — 0 0 16 0
2018–19[20] National League South 34 1 1 0 — 2[b] 0 37 1
Total 50 1 1 0 — 2 0 53 1
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2019–20[18] League Two 12 0 0 0 2 0 3[c] 0 17 0
Grimsby Town (loan) 2020–21[19] League Two 7 0 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 9 0
Gillingham (loan) 2020–21[19] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 72 2 2 0 3 0 7 0 84 2
  1. ^ Appearance in Wiltshire FA Senior Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "James Morton - Bristol City - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Edwards, Matt (25 June 2019). "SIGNING | Bristol City midfielder James Morton signed on loan". www.fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ Evans, Daniel (1 December 2017). "Bath City bring in Bristol City midfielder on loan". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ Baker, Adam (20 January 2018). "Semenyo goes pro and heads to Bath". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ Crawley, James (27 July 2018). "Eight players head out on loan". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ Burridge, Henry (15 May 2019). "Bath City skipper Straker makes Havant switch". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Mariners Confirm Morton Signing". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ MacGregor, Gregor (1 January 2021). "Bristol City continue recall loan talks as James Morton and Owura Edwards return". BristolLive. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ "James Morton joins Gills on loan". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Gillingham 0–3 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. ^ https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/morton-to-feature-for-mk-dons/
  14. ^ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bristol-city-midfielders-transfer-league-5735280
  15. ^ James, Stuart (16 May 2020). "Football is a massive part of my life but I put my identity as a Christian". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by James Morton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by James Morton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by James Morton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Games played by James Morton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c James Morton at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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