Paul Morgan (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paul Morgan


fullname = Paul Mark Thomas Morgan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|10|23|df=y
cityofbirth = Belfast
countryofbirth = Northern Ireland
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Macclesfield Town
(on loan from Bury)
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997–2001
1997–1998
2001–2007
2007–
2008–
clubs = Preston North End
→ Sligo Rovers (loan)
Lincoln City
Bury
→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
000 (0)
212 (2)
020 (0)
008 (0)
nationalyears = 1998
nationalteam = Northern Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 00:35, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 20:20, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Paul Mark Thomas Morgan (born 23 October 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town, on a season-long loan from Bury.

Career

Morgan has represented his national team, Northern Ireland, at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21 level, however, has not represented them at senior level.

Morgan began his career at Preston North End, spending a time on loan at Sligo Rovers during the 1997–98 season. In his time at Sligo, Morgan was part of the team which won the 1997–98 Football League of Ireland Cup, defeating Shelbourne over two legs in February. [cite web
url=http://archives.tcm.ie/sligoweekender/2005/07/19/story24019.asp
title=Lincoln provide useful test in brisk friendly
publisher=Sligo Weekender
date=19 July, 2005
accessdate=2008-05-28] His time at Preston was blighted by injury and he made only a solitary League Cup appearance for the club before joining Lincoln City in the summer of 2001.

He signed for Bury on June 26, 2007 but his first season with the club was hampered by a knee injury. On July 8, 2008 Morgan went on a season-long loan to Macclesfield Town, where he would work with manager Keith Alexander for the third time in his career.

Honours

ligo Rovers

* Football League of Ireland Cup 1997/98

Lincoln City

* League Two
** Play-Off Finalists (2): 2002/03 (*), 2004/05
** Play-Off Semi-Finalists (2): 2003/04 (*), 2005/06

(*) = Then known as Division 3

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=10780|name=Paul Morgan
* [http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~962716,00.html Lincoln City League Legend]
* [http://www.buryfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PlayerInterviews/0,,10422~1061978,00.html Interview upon joining Bury, 27 June 2007]
* [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3794102,00.html Morgan moves to Moss Rose]