Trevor Morley

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Trevor Morley (born March 20, 1961 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Morley played for Northampton Town, having previously seen non-league football with Corby Town and Nuneaton Borough. He joined Manchester City in January 1988 as part of an exchange deal that saw Tony Adcock move to the County Ground.

At the end of 1989, Morley joined London club West Ham United from City in a deal that saw Ian Bishop also move to Upton Park, and Mark Ward travel in the other direction.

Morley made his debut, along with Bishop, against Leicester City on December 30, 1989. He went on to score 50 goals in 215 league and cup appearances for the Upton Park club, and was their top scorer for the 1990-91, 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. He was voted Hammer of the Year in 1994.

Morley played for Reading between 1995 and 1998, then moved to Brann in Norway, where he spent three seasons. He also played for Sogndal in 1998. He later had a spell scouting for Arsenal in Norway and, in 2000, took on the manager's role at Bergen Sparta of the Norwegian Fifth Division.