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Marvin Morgan 
Personal information Full name Marvin Morgan Date of birth 18 April 1983 Place of birth Manchester, England Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Shrewsbury Town Number 10 Youth career Wealdstone Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Wealdstone 51 (22) → Berkhamsted Town (loan) → Berkhamsted Town (loan) 2004–2007 Yeading 54 (37) 2007–2008 Woking 42 (10) 2008–2011 Aldershot Town 92 (25) 2011 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 12 (0) 2011– Shrewsbury Town 15 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:47, 1 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Marvin Morgan (born 13 April 1983 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, who plays for Shrewsbury Town in League Two.
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Career
Morgan in action for Aldershot.
Non-League
Morgan started his career in the youth team at Wealdstone before signing a contract in March 2000. In his 51 appearances at Wealdstone he scored 22 goals. Morgan also had two loan spells at Berkhamsted Town making a total of eight appearances. He joined Yeading in November 2004 for a fee of £3,000 and scored seven goals that season as Yeading won the Isthmian League Premier Division. In the 2006–07 season, Morgan scored 25 goals for Yeading and finished the season, as the clubs top scorer. Whilst at Yeading, he was nicknamed "The Sticks".[1] In May 2007, he joined the Conference National side Woking.[2]
Football League
In May 2008, Morgan signed for the Conference National champions and newly promoted League Two side Aldershot Town for an undisclosed fee.[3] This fee although undisclosed, was a record fee paid by Aldershot Town for any player.[4] Morgan made his Football League debut in Aldershot Town’s first-ever Football League match, away to Accrington Stanley on the 9 August 2008. He scored Aldershot Town’s first-ever League Cup goal in the 3–1 defeat at Coventry City in the first round of the 2008–09 competition.[5] He scored his first Football League goal at home to Bradford City on the 30 August 2008.[6] Morgan finished season 2008–09 at the Shots having scored seven goals in all competitions. He played in all but seven games in season 2009–10 and finished the campaign having top-scored with 16 goals in all competitions.
Controversy
After the 2–1 defeat to Hereford United on 3 January 2011, Morgan posted the following message on Twitter: "Like to thank the fans who booed me off the pitch. Where’s that going to get you! I hope you all die." Following this he was transfer-listed,[7] being eventually signed by League One club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until the end of the season.[8] At the end of the season, he was one of seven players to be released by Aldershot Town.[9]
Shrewsbury Town
Morgan joined Shrewsbury Town following his release from Aldershot and started the opening game of the League Two season against Plymouth Argyle on 6 August 2011. He was replaced by Terry Gornell in the 88th minute following a knock to the head. Three days later, in Shrewsbury's Football League Cup encounter with Derby County, Morgan scored two goals to help his side to a 3–2 win.
References
- ^ "Yeading aim to fell Forest". BBC Sport. 2006-11-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6126142.stm. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "Woking recruit Wimbledon defender". BBC Sport. 2007-05-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/woking/6708203.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Aldershot capture striker Morgan". BBC Sport. 2008-05-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/7408087.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Playing Squad 2008/2009 – Marvin Morgan". www.theshots.co.uk. http://www.theshots.co.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=15&season=2008/2009&Playertype=P.
- ^ "Coventry City 3-1 Aldershot Town". Aldershot Town Official Website. http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?matchid=8255&type=m. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "Aldershot Town 3-2 Bradford City". Aldershot Town Official Website. http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?matchid=8259&type=m. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "Player transfer listed after Twitter rant". Yahoo. 6 January 2011. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=reu-englandtwitter. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Daggers complete Morgan loan deal". daggers.co.uk (Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club). 7 January 2011. http://www.daggers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10692~2260925,00.html. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/9482974.stm
External links
Shrewsbury Town F.C. – current squad 1 Neal · 2 Grandison · 3 Jacobson · 4 McAllister · 5 Sharps · 6 Sherriff · 7 Wright · 8 Wroe · 9 Collins · 10 Morgan · 11 Leslie · 12 Hazell · 14 Richards · 15 Regan · 16 Ainsworth · 17 Bradshaw · 18 Goldson · 19 Wallace · 20 Wildig · 21 Male · 22 Woods · 23 Taylor · 24 Gornell · 25 Smith · Manager: Turner
Categories:- 1983 births
- People from Manchester
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- English footballers
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Yeading F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Conference National players
- The Football League players
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