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 30)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southport
Number 8
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) 9 (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)
2021–2023 Accrington Stanley 30 (0)
2023– Southport 36 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U17 5 (2)
2011–2014 Northern Ireland U19 4 (0)
2012–2013 Northern Ireland U21 4 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

David Barry Morgan (born 4 July 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Southport.

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 five-figure sum.

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

On 1 February 2021, Morgan joined League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee.[9] On 31 July 2023, Morgan left the club.[10]

On 3 August 2023, Morgan made a return to Southport upon the mutual termination of his contract at Accrington.[11]

Personal life

Morgan graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.[12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
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
Nottingham Forest 2012–13[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2012–13[15] Conference Premier 8 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 10 0
Dundee (loan) 2012–13[13] Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[15] Conference Premier 9 1 3 0 — 2[a] 0 14 1
Ilkeston 2014–15[16][17] Northern Premier League Premier Division 40 2 3 0 — 7[b] 1 50 3
Nuneaton Town 2015–16[18] National League North 38 2 2 0 — 4[c] 0 44 2
2016–17[15] National League North 28 1 0 0 — 3[a] 1 31 2
Total 66 3 2 0 — 7 1 75 4
AFC Fylde 2016–17[15] National League North 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Harrogate Town 2017–18[15] National League North 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Southport 2017–18[19] National League North 25 2 0 0 — 1[a] 0 26 2
2018–19[20] National League North 39 5 6 0 — 7[d] 1 52 6
2019–20[21] National League North 30 11 3 1 — 6[e] 1 39 13
2020–21[22] National League North 14 1 2 0 — 3[a] 0 19 1
Total 108 19 11 1 — 17 2 136 22
Accrington Stanley 2020–21[23] League One 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2021–22[24] League One 14 0 1 0 2 0 1[f] 0 18 0
2022–23[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 34 0
Career total 272 25 21 1 2 0 35 4 330 30
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; two appearances one goal in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup; two appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup; two appearances in Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy; two appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup
  4. ^ Two appearances one goal in FA Trophy; three appearances in Lancashire Junior Cup; two appearances in Liverpool Senior Cup
  5. ^ Four appearances one goal in FA Trophy; two appearances in Liverpool Senior Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League 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. ^ "Former Nottingham Forest youngster David Morgan signs for Ilkeston FC | Nottingham Post". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Morgan becomes second incoming of the day". Accrington Stanley FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ "DEPARTURE: Morgan leaves the Reds". Accrington Stanley FC. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ^ "David Morgan Returns". Southport FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ^ "The PFA".
  13. ^ a b "David Morgan | Football Stats | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  14. ^ "David Morgan | Football Stats | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f David Morgan at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. ^ "The Evo-Stik Statistics". Ilkeston FC Official Matchday Magazine (vs Skelmersdale United): 23. 15 August 2015.
  17. ^ Derbyshire Senior Cup appearances:
    "Ilkeston FC on Twitter". Twitter. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
    "Ilkeston FC on Twitter". Twitter. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  18. ^ "David Morgan Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  19. ^ "David Morgan". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  20. ^ "David Morgan". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  21. ^ "David Morgan". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  22. ^ "David Morgan". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Games played by David Morgan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  24. ^ "David Morgan | Football Stats | Accrington Stanley | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.