Blackburn Rovers
Born in Preston, England, Morris joined Blackburn Rovers when he was thirteen. [3] On 15 September 2010, Morris signed a two-year deal until the summer 2012 with an option of a further year at Ewood Park. [3] A product of Rovers youth system, he made his first league appearance in the 7–1 defeat by Manchester United on 27 November, supplying the assist for Rovers' goal. [4] Morris went on to make four appearances for the club in the 2010–11 season.
His first appearance in the 2011–12 season was as a substitute in Blackburn's 3–2 victory against Manchester United. [5] With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, on 22 February 2012, Morris signed a new 2+1⁄2-year deal at the club. [6] With Blackburn already relegated, Morris made another appearance in the last game of the season, coming on as a substitute for Mauro Formica, in a 2–1 loss against Chelsea. [7]
In the 2012–13 season, Morris spent the first half of the season being at the reserve and was loaned out to Rotherham United. Morris made his first appearance for Blackburn Rovers, where he came on as a substitute for Rubén Rochina in the 80th minute, in a 1–1 draw against Wolves on 11 January 2013. [8] Towards the end of the 2012–13 season, Morris became a regular starter as a left-back following defensive crisis and went on to make seven starts. [9]
In the 2013–14 season, Morris made his first Blackburn Rovers appearance, coming on as a substitute for Jason Lowe in the 74th minute, in a 5–2 win over Barnsley on 24 August 2013. [10] By the first half of the season, Morris went on to make four appearances for the club. Following his return from Carlisle United, Morris was an un-used substitute for five matches, as well as, playing in the reserve once. [11]
Loan spells
On 22 March 2012, Morris signed for League One club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. [12] Morris made his Yeovil two days later, playing as a left-midfielder in a 1–0 loss against Hartlepool United. [13] Morris made five appearances for the club despite suffering an illness that saw him miss three matches before returning to his parent club. [14] [15]
Morris signed for Rotherham United on loan on 25 October 2012, until January with the potential for an extension of until the end of the season. [16] Morris made his debut the next day, playing as a left-back in a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle. [17] However, Morris suffered a knock, which put an end to his loan spell at Rotherham having made five appearances for the club. [18]
On 28 November 2013, Morris joined League One club Carlisle United on loan until 1 January 2014. [19] Morris made his Carlisle debut two days later, coming on as a substitute for Matty Robson in the 55th minute, in a 3–1 loss against Swindon Town. [20] Morris made his final appearance for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Crewe Alexandra before returning to his parent club. [21]
Fleetwood Town loans
On 25 February 2014, Morris joined League Two club Fleetwood Town on a one-month loan. [22] On the same day he made his Fleetwood debut, coming on as a substitute for Mark Roberts in the 64th minute in a 4–0 loss against Plymouth. [23] After making seven appearances, it was announced on 27 March 2014, Morris agreed to stay with Fleetwood until the end of the 2013–14 season. [24] Morris then scored two goals in two matches against Cheltenham Town [25] and Wycombe Wanderers. [26] His performances in April saw Morris being awarded for Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Month for April. [27] Morris was also involved in three matches in the play-offs, including the final, where he started, as Fleetwood won 1–0 against Burton Albion on 26 May, which won promotion to League One. [28] Following this, Morris made his return to his parent club, with manager Gary Bowyer considered using Morris next season. [29] [30]
On 10 July 2014, it was announced that Morris would be joining Fleetwood on loan again until January 2015. [31] Upon joining the club for the second time, Morris expressed his delight to make a return to the club. [32] Morris was given number 12 shirt ahead of the new season. [33] Morris' first appearance in his second spell at Fleetwood came in the opening game of the season, in 2–1 win over Crewe. [34] It took until 20 September for him to score his first goal of the season and providing an assist for Jamie Proctor, in a 3–3 draw against Bristol City. [35] Morris scored three goals in two consecutive matches between 28 December 2014 and 3 January 2015 against Rochdale [36] and scoring a double against Swindon. [37]
Five days after scoring a brace, it was announced on 8 January that Morris would again return to Fleetwood on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. [38] Morris then scored three goals in three consecutive appearances in March, against Scunthorpe United, [39] Sheffield United [40] and Rochdale. [41] In the last game of the season, Morris scored his eighth goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over Port Vale. [42] Morris made forty-five appearances and scored eight times. Following this, Morris returned to his parent club. [43]
