| David Morgan | |
| Fullname: | David Barry Morgan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Southport |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ards |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nottingham Forest |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Lincoln City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Dundee (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Tamworth (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Ilkeston |
| Caps5: | 40 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Nuneaton Town |
| Caps6: | 66 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Clubs8: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Southport |
| Caps9: | 108 |
| Goals9: | 19 |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps10: | 30 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Southport |
| Caps11: | 36 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 15:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
David Barry Morgan (born 4 July 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Southport.
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]
Morgan graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Dundee (loan) | 2012–13[14] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tamworth (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Ilkeston | 2014–15[15] [16] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Nuneaton Town | 2015–16[17] | National League North | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | National League North | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 75 | 4 | ||||
| AFC Fylde | 2016–17 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Harrogate Town | 2017–18 | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Southport | 2017–18[18] | National League North | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[19] | National League North | 39 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 52 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20[20] | National League North | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 39 | 13 | |||
| 2020–21[21] | National League North | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 108 | 19 | 11 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 136 | 22 | ||||
| Accrington Stanley | 2020–21 | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[22] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 272 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 330 | 30 | |||