Ken Morton

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Ken Morton
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-05-19) 19 May 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Copley, Greater Manchester, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1965 Manchester United 0 (0)
1965–1966 York City 10 (2)
1966–1967 Blackpool 0 (0)
1967–1968 Fleetwood ? (?)
1968–1969 Darlington 4 (0)
1969–1970 Stockton ? (?)
1981 Wollongong City 8 (1)
Total22(3)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Wollongong City
2008– South Hobart
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken Morton (born 19 May 1947) is an English former professional footballer and coach who is the manager of National Premier Leagues club South Hobart. He played primarily as a winger, making a total of 14 appearances in the English Football League.

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Career

Playing career

Born in Copley, Morton began his career with Manchester United, but left without making a senior appearance, and later played for a number of teams in both the Football League and Non-League football, including York City, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Darlington and Stockton. [1]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Morton later became active as a coach in Australia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Vietnam and Ethiopia. He was the inaugural coach of Wollongong City. [2] He managed the team to 11th place that season and left the club after 22 rounds the following season, with captain Chris Dunleavy taking over caretaker duties. [3] [4]

Morton is part of the Tasmanian A-League Bid. [5] He was hired as head coach of South Hobart in 2008. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ↑ "Wollongong City History". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "1981 Squads Wollongong City". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "1982 NSL Squads Wollongong City". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tasmania United - Taskforce Executive". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "South Hobart History". South Hobart Football Club. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Master coach calls for patience across North". The Examiner. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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