Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Samuel Morton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 April 1999||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Southend United | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2023 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Bath City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Bath City (loan) | 34 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Bath City (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2023 | Weston-super-Mare | 19 | (3) |
2023– | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 30 December 2023 (UTC) |
James Samuel Morton (born 22 April 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Southend United.
He has played professionally in the Football League for Bristol City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town and Gillingham. He has also spent time on loan with Chippenham Town and Bath City.
Morton joined Bristol City aged 14 and progressed through the club's youth system. [3] He was loaned out to Chippenham Town in October 2017[ citation needed ] and then Bath City on loan until 13 January 2018, [4] before extending his loan to the end of the season. [5] In the summer of 2018, he re-joined Bath City on loan for the 2018–19 season, [6] and won their 'Goal of the season' award for that season. [7] After signing a four-year deal with Bristol City in summer 2019, Morton joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan, [3] making his EFL League Two debut when he played the entire match against Oldham Athletic on the opening day of the 2019–20 season. [8]
On 30 September 2020, Morton joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan. [9] On 31 December 2020, following the departure of manager Ian Holloway, Morton and fellow Bristol City team mate Owura Edwards were recalled from their loan spells at Grimsby. Morton made only 4 starts during his time at Blundell Park. [10]
On 1 February 2021, Morton joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. [11] Morton would only feature once for the Gills, appearing as a 91st minute substitute in a 3–0 home defeat by Lincoln City on 5 February 2021. [12]
In July 2021, Bristol City allowed Morton to join Milton Keynes Dons on trial with a view to a permanent transfer, [13] however after playing in a 7–1 pre-season victory over Coventry City the transfer fell through following a change of management at MK. [14]
On 23 September 2022, Morton returned to National League South club Bath City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [15]
In May 2023, Morton was released by Bristol City. [16]
On 9 August 2023, Morton signed a contract for National League South club Weston-super-Mare. [17]
On 29 December 2023, Morton signed a two-and-a-half year deal with National League club Southend United. [18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2017–18 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 [21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Chippenham Town (loan) | 2017–18 [26] | National League South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 [26] | National League South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2018–19 [26] | National League South | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 [22] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21 [23] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21 [23] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bath City (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | National League South | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
Weston-super-Mare | 2023–24 [26] | National League South | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
Southend United | 2023–24 [26] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 126 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 154 | 7 |
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