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 31)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Warrington Town
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)
2023–2025	Southport	67	(3)
2025–	Warrington Town	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)
Managerial career
2025	Southport (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

David Barry Morgan (born 4 July 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town.

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]

In July 2025, Morgan joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town. ^[12]

Coaching career

On 12 March 2025, Morgan was appointed caretaker manager of Southport following the sacking of Jim Bentley. ^[13]

Personal life

Morgan graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 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 [15]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14 [16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2012–13 [17]	Conference Premier	8	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	10	0
Dundee (loan)	2012–13 [15]	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Tamworth (loan)	2013–14 [17]	Conference Premier	9	1	3	0	—		2 [a]	0	14	1
Ilkeston	2014–15 [18] [19]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	40	2	3	0	—		7 [b]	1	50	3
Nuneaton Town	2015–16 [20]	National League North	38	2	2	0	—		4 [c]	0	44	2
	2016–17 [17]	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 [17]	National League North	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Harrogate Town	2017–18 [17]	National League North	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Southport	2017–18 [21]	National League North	25	2	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	26	2
	2018–19 [22]	National League North	39	5	6	0	—		7 [d]	1	52	6
	2019–20 [23]	National League North	30	11	3	1	—		6 [e]	1	39	13
	2020–21 [24]	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 [25]	League One	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2021–22 [26]	League One	14	0	1	0	2	0	1 [f]	0	18	0
	2022–23 [17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		30	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	34	0
Southport	2023–24	National League North	36	0	1	0	—		2 [a]	0	39	0
	2024–25	National League North	31	3	2	0	—		3 [a]	0	36	3
	Total		67	3	3	0	0	0	5	0	75	3
Career total			339	28	24	1	2	0	40	4	405	33

1. 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. "Trio of new signings revealed at Summer Social". warringtontownfc.co.uk. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
13. "CLUB STATEMENT: JIM BENTLEY". southportfc.net. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
14. "The PFA".
15. "David Morgan | Football Stats | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
16. "David Morgan | Football Stats | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
17. David Morgan at Soccerway . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
18. "The Evo-Stik Statistics". Ilkeston FC Official Matchday Magazine (vs Skelmersdale United): 23. 15 August 2015.
19. 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.
20. "David Morgan Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. 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. "David Morgan". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
24. "David Morgan". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
25. "Games played by David Morgan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
26. "David Morgan | Football Stats | Accrington Stanley | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

External links

• David Morgan at Soccerbase
• David Morgan at Soccerway