David Morgan (footballer)

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

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
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 30 (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 09:11, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City (loan) 2012–13 Conference Premier 8010—1[lower-alpha 1]0100
Dundee (loan) 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 100000—10
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 9130—2[lower-alpha 1]0141
Ilkeston 2014–15 NPL - Premier Division 402—402
Nuneaton Town 2015–16[12] National League North 38200—1[lower-alpha 1]0392
2016–17[12] National League North 28100—3[lower-alpha 1]1312
Nuneaton Town total 663000041704
AFC Fylde 2016–17[12] National League North 8000—0080
Harrogate Town 2017–18[12] National League North 2000—0020
Southport 2017–18[12] National League North 25200—00252
2018–19[12] National League North 39540—00435
2019–20[12] National League North 301110—3[lower-alpha 1]03411
2020–21[12] National League North 14100—3[lower-alpha 1]0171
Southport total 1081950006011919
Accrington Stanley 2020–21[13] League One 110000000110
Career total 25325900013127526
  1. 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.{{cite web}}: 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. "The PFA".
  11. David Morgan at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. 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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