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Dean Morgan Personal information Full name Dean Lance Morgan Date of birth 3 October 1983 Place of birth Edmonton, London, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Striker, Left winger Club information Current club Chesterfield Number 17 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2003 Colchester United 71 (6) 2003–2005 Reading 31 (3) 2005–2009 Luton Town 88 (11) 2007–2008 → Southend United (loan) 8 (0) 2008 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 9 (1) 2008–2009 → Leyton Orient (loan) 32 (5) 2009 Grays Athletic 2 (1) 2009–2010 Milton Keynes Dons 9 (1) 2010 → Aldershot Town (loan) 9 (4) 2010– Chesterfield 16 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 3 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Dean Lance Morgan (born 3 October 1983) is a professional football player who has been offered a contract by Chesterfield having been released by Milton Keynes Dons. He usually plays as a striker or winger. Morgan is married with two children, his father in law is ex-footballer Brian Stein.
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Career
Morgan started his career with Colchester United, but left in September 2003, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[1] He joined Reading in November 2003, before being released at the end of the 2004–05 season. He joined Luton Town in the summer of 2005. Morgan started well, scoring a late winner against Southampton on his first home appearance for the Hatters.
Despite interest from other teams,[citation needed] Morgan signed a new deal at Luton on February 16, 2007, keeping him at Luton until the summer of 2009.[2]
On 16 November 2007, Morgan signed on loan for Southend United until January 2008.[3] He scored three goals for Southend, all of which came in the FA Cup in games against Oxford United (scoring once)[4] and Dagenham & Redbridge (scoring twice).[5] On 3 January 2008, Leeds United manager Dennis Wise confirmed that Morgan was one of his transfer targets in the transfer window,[6] but Morgan remained at Luton as Leeds would not meet his wage demands, despite Luton being willing to release him on a free transfer.[7] This was not the first time Wise had attempted to bring Morgan to Leeds, having also tried to sign him during the 2006–07 season. On 7 March 2008 Morgan signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the season,[8] where he scored once against Gillingham.[9]
Morgan was contracted to Luton until the end of the 2008–09 season, but never made another first-team appearance for the Hatters. On 29 August 2008, Morgan joined Leyton Orient on loan until January 2009,[10] later extended to the end of the season. He played 34 games for the O's from left midfield, scoring five goals.
Morgan was released on a free transfer by Luton on 27 May 2009.[11] Subsequently he signed for Conference National club Grays Athletic on 10 August.[12] Morgan made just two appearances for Grays, scoring once against Tamworth[13] before being released. In September 2009, Morgan joined Milton Keynes Dons on trial,[14] before signing on non-contract terms.[15] Morgan scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over former club Leyton Orient on 12 December 2009,[16] and followed this up with his second goal against Premier League side Burnley in the FA Cup on 2 January 2010.[17] On the 25 March 2010, Morgan signed for Aldershot Town on loan, until the end of the season.[18] He scored his first goal for Aldershot Town in the 3–0 win over Rotherham United on the 5 April 2010.
He was released by MK Dons when his contract expired at the end of the season.[19]
Despite being offered a contract by Aldershot Town he decided to sign for Chesterfield.
Honours
- Chesterfield
- Football League Two winner 2010–11
References
- ^ "Morgan leaves Colchester". BBC Sport. 2003-09-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/3100634.stm. Retrieved 2003-09-11.
- ^ "Morgan and Underwood extend deals". BBC Sport. 2007-02-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/6368621.stm. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ "Southend snap up Morgan on loan". BBC Sport. 2007-11-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7098300.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ "Southend 3–0 Oxford". BBC. 11 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7136420.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Southend 5–2 Dag & Red". BBC. 5 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7163971.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Double interest". leedsunited.com. 2008-01-03. http://www.leedsunited.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10273~1205407,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Dean Morgan". leedsunited.com. 2008-01-07. http://www.leedsunited.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10273~1208516,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Alex boss completes double swoop". BBC Sport. 2008-03-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7283725.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Gillingham 0–3 Crewe". BBC. 15 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7284967.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Morgan makes loan move to Orient". BBC Sport. 2008-08-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/7588469.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "Hatters release quintet". Luton Town F.C.. 2009-05-27. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1670246,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "Two more join Grays". Non-League Daily. 2009-08-10. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=59868. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Tamworth 2–1 Grays Athletic". BBC. 15 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8200020.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Celtic workout pleases Robbo". Milton Keynes Dons F.C.. 2009-09-17. http://www.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1798270,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "View from the Moocamp: Powell makes top XI". MK News. 2009-09-30. http://www.mk-news.co.uk/mknews-sport/displayarticle.asp?id=452730. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Leyton Orient 1 – 2 MK Dons". BBC. 12 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8398136.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "MK Dons 1 – 2 Burnley". BBC. 2 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8434025.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Loan Signing Confirmed". theshots.co.uk. 25 March 2010. http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=32480&newstype=p&matchid=. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "MK Dons forward Dean Morgan released". BBC Sport. 2010-05-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/8706165.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
External links
Chesterfield F.C. – current squad 1 Lee · 3 Robertson · 4 Lowry · 5 Talbot · 6 Ford · 7 Allott · 9 Westcarr · 10 Whitaker · 11 Mattis · 13 Fleming · 14 Lester · 15 Downes · 16 Mendy · 17 Morgan · 18 Johnson · 19 Boden · 20 Gray · 21 Bowery · 22 Grounds · 23 Randall · 24 Clay · 25 Talbot · 26 Burrow · 27 Darikwa · 28 Smith · 29 Watkiss · 30 Needham · 31 Clarke · Manager: Sheridan
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Reading F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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