Ian Morris (footballer)

Ian Morris
	Morris playing for Northampton Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ian Morris
Date of birth	27 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Lourdes Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Leeds United
2005–2006	→ Blackpool (loan)
2006–2011	Scunthorpe United
2009	→ Carlisle United (loan)
2009–2010	→ Chesterfield (loan)
2010–2011	→ Chesterfield (loan)
2011–2013	Torquay United
2013–2015	Northampton Town
2015	St Patrick's Athletic
2016	Glenavon
2016–2018	Bohemians
Total
International career
	Republic of Ireland U19
2007	Republic of Ireland U21
Managerial career
2019–2021	Shelbourne
2022	Waterford
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Morris (born 27 February 1987) is an Irish football manager and former player.

Career

Dublin-born Morris came through the youth ranks at Leeds United. After being on the fringes of the first-team squad, he spent the majority of the 2005–06 season on loan at Blackpool, for whom he scored three goals in 30 appearances before returning to Leeds United, where he was a reserve team player, usually playing as a left-sided midfielder or striker.

Morris had two loan spells with Chesterfield during the 2009–10 season. In July 2010, he signed a year-long loan deal to return to the Spireites for the 2010–11 campaign.^[1] Morris played 21 games in the 2010–11 season which saw Chesterfield win the Football League Two title.

On 18 July 2011, Morris signed for Torquay United on a two-year deal.^[2] He made his debut for the club in the 2–2 draw with Burton Albion on the opening day of the 2011–12 season.

Morris signed for Northampton Town on 26 June 2013.^[3]

On 23 July 2015, Morris returned home to Dublin and signed for League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic.^[4] He made his debut the next day, in a 3–0 win away to Sligo Rovers. Morris scored the winning penalty in a 4–2 penalty shoot-out win against Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers, to put Pats' into the 2015 League of Ireland Cup Final.^[5] On 5 March 2016, it was announced Morris had joined NIFL Premiership side Glenavon

However, in May 2016, Morris took a position with League of Ireland side Bohemians as their Youth Development Officer, and on 5 July signed as a player for the club, and was due to join the squad immediately.^[6] Morris made his first team debut for the club on 9 July in a mid-season friendly at home to Portsmouth.