David Morgan
Personal information
Full name David Barry Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994
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 0 (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 09:11, 1 May 2022 (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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 8010—1[lower-alpha 1]0100
Dundee (loan) 2012–13[13] Scottish Premier League 100000—10
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[15] Conference Premier 9130—2[lower-alpha 1]0141
Ilkeston 2014–15[16][17] Northern Premier League Premier Division 40230—7[lower-alpha 2]1503
Nuneaton Town 2015–16[18] National League North 38220—4[lower-alpha 3]0442
2016–17[15] National League North 28100—3[lower-alpha 1]1312
Total 66320—71754
AFC Fylde 2016–17[15] National League North 8000—0080
Harrogate Town 2017–18[15] National League North 2000—0020
Southport 2017–18[19] National League North 25200—1[lower-alpha 1]0262
2018–19[20] National League North 39560—7[lower-alpha 4]1526
2019–20[21] National League North 301131—6[lower-alpha 5]13913
2020–21[22] National League North 14120—3[lower-alpha 1]0191
Total 10819111—17213622
Accrington Stanley 2020–21[23] League One 160000000160
2021–22[24] League One 14 0 1 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 6] 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 272252112035433030
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
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