External links
- David Morgan at Soccerbase
- David Morgan at Soccerway
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Barry Morgan [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warrington Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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.
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]
On 12 March 2025, Morgan was appointed caretaker manager of Southport following the sacking of Jim Bentley. [13]
Morgan graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting. [14]
| 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 | ||
