Chris Morgan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Paul Morgan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hoyland Common Falcons | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Barnsley | 185 | (7) |
| 2003–2012 | Sheffield United | 247 | (14) |
| Total | 432 | (21) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Sheffield United (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Sheffield United (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher Paul Morgan (born 9 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer who now works as a coach at Port Vale. An "uncompromising" defender, he scored 24 goals in 491 league and cup appearances in a 16-year career in English football.
He began his career at Barnsley, making his debut for the club in the Premier League in January 1998. Barnsley were relegated at the end of the season, and he would stay on at the club to make a total of 212 league and cup appearances across six seasons, scoring eight goals. He signed with Sheffield United in July 2003 and was soon appointed club captain. He was named as the club's Player of the Year in 2004 and helped the club to secure promotion out of the Championship in 2005–06, though United's stay in the Premier League lasted only one season. He went on to score 16 goals in 279 league and cup appearances in nine seasons at Bramall Lane. He was sent off six times each for Barnsley and Sheffield United, holding the club record for red cards at both clubs.
He retired due to injury in July 2012, and went on to coach at Sheffield United, and served the club as caretaker-manager over two separate spells in 2013. He went on to join Chesterfield as first team coach in December 2015, and then joined Port Vale as a coach in March 2017.
Morgan attended Penistone Grammar School and played Sunday league football for Hoyland Common Falcons. He began his career at Barnsley, and made his first team debut under Danny Wilson in a 6–0 defeat to West Ham United in a Premier League tie at Upton Park on 10 January 1998. He was one of three "Tykes" players sent off in a 3–2 defeat to Liverpool at Oakwell on 28 March after he thrust a hand towards Michael Owen. He ended the 1997–98 season with 11 Premier League and three FA Cup appearances to his name as Barnsley were relegated in 19th-place. He played 19 First Division games under John Hendrie's stewardship in the 1998–99 campaign, and was sent off in a 3–1 home defeat to Norwich City on 8 September.
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