Ian Morris (footballer)

Ian Morris
Morris playing for Northampton Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ian Morris
Date of birth (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lourdes Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Leeds United 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Blackpool (loan) 30 (3)
2006–2011 Scunthorpe United 76 (7)
2009 → Carlisle United (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2010 → Chesterfield (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Chesterfield (loan) 19 (1)
2011–2013 Torquay United 50 (3)
2013–2015 Northampton Town 35 (3)
2015 St Patrick's Athletic 7 (0)
2016 Glenavon 2 (0)
2016–2018 Bohemians 67 (2)
Total 299 (19)
International career
Republic of Ireland U19 10 (3)
2007 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Shelbourne
2022 Waterford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Morris (born 27 February 1987) is an Irish football manager and former player.

Career

Dublin-born Morris came through the youth ranks at Leeds United. After being on the fringes of the first-team squad, he spent the majority of the 2005–06 season on loan at Blackpool, for whom he scored three goals in 30 appearances before returning to Leeds United, where he was a reserve team player, usually playing as a left-sided midfielder or striker.

Morris had two loan spells with Chesterfield during the 2009–10 season. In July 2010, he signed a year-long loan deal to return to the Spireites for the 2010–11 campaign.[1] Morris played 21 games in the 2010–11 season which saw Chesterfield win the Football League Two title.

On 18 July 2011, Morris signed for Torquay United on a two-year deal.[2] He made his debut for the club in the 2–2 draw with Burton Albion on the opening day of the 2011–12 season.

Morris signed for Northampton Town on 26 June 2013.[3]

On 23 July 2015, Morris returned home to Dublin and signed for League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic.[4] He made his debut the next day, in a 3–0 win away to Sligo Rovers. Morris scored the winning penalty in a 4–2 penalty shoot-out win against Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers, to put Pats' into the 2015 League of Ireland Cup Final.[5] On 5 March 2016, it was announced Morris had joined NIFL Premiership side Glenavon

However, in May 2016, Morris took a position with League of Ireland side Bohemians as their Youth Development Officer, and on 5 July signed as a player for the club, and was due to join the squad immediately.[6] Morris made his first team debut for the club on 9 July in a mid-season friendly at home to Portsmouth.

Honours

Playing career

Chesterfield

St Patrick's Athletic

Bohemians

Managerial career

Shelbourne

Statistics

Managerial statistics

As of 21 April 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Shelbourne 6 November 2018 30 October 2021 79 42 16 21 053.2
Waterford 22 December 2021 20 April 2022 11 4 2 5 036.4
Total 90 46 18 26 051.1

References

  1. ^ "Chesterfield sign Scunthorpe's Ian Morris on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Torquay United sign ex-Scunthorpe midfielder Ian Morris". BBC Sport. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Northampton Town: Ian Morris signs as Guttridge & Harding leave". BBC Sport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Morris Signs for Saints!".
  5. ^ "EA Sports Cup Report: Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 St Patrick's Athletic (Pats win 4 - 2 on penalties)".
  6. ^ "Bohemians sign midfielder Ian Morris". extratime.ie. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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