Glenn Morris (footballer)

Glenn Morris
Personal information
Full name Glenn James Morris[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983[1]
Place of birth Woolwich, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2001 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2010 Leyton Orient 124 (0)
2010–2012 Southend United 57 (0)
2012–2014 Aldershot Town 34 (0)
2014–2016 Gillingham 10 (0)
2016– Crawley Town 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 7 August 2017 (UTC).

Glenn James Morris (born 20 December 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Crawley Town.

Early life

Morris was born in Woolwich, London.[1]

Club career

He was in and out of the first team at Leyton Orient since making his debut against Dagenham & Redbridge in 2001. In the 2006–07 season, Morris become an understudy to first choice goalkeeper Glyn Garner. However, late in the 2007–08 season he broke into the first team and made his 100th appearance (including cup matches) for the club. Morris has played in a Youth Alliance Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, he kept a clean sheet as Orient beat Bradford City. Morris was voted young player of the year at Orient in 2003 and 2004.

Morris was released on 9 May 2010 by Orient manager Russell Slade.[2]

On 5 August 2010, Morris signed a one-year deal with Southend United. Morris was given the number 1 jersey and established himself as Southend's first choice ahead of fellow new signing Rhys Evans. After 37 appearances in all competitions, Morris was rewarded for his performance with a further one-year contract.

On 18 May 2012, Morris was one of eleven players to be released at the end of their contract.[3]

On 1 August 2012, Morris played for Portsmouth in a friendly at Aldershot Town. He then signed for Aldershot on a 6-month deal. This was then extended till the end of the season.

In 2014, he signed for Gillingham on a one-year deal.[4] He signed a one-year extension at the end of the 2014-15 season, but was released at the end of his contract.[5][6]

After leaving Gillingham, he joined Crawley Town in May 2016 as a player-coach, on a one-year contract.[7] On 17 September 2016, Morris made his Crawley Town debut in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town.[8] On 10 March 2017, after displacing Yusuf Mersin and Chelsea loanee Mitchell Beeney, Morris signed a new two-year deal with Crawley running until June 2019.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2001–02[10] Third Division 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2002–03[11] Third Division 23010202[lower-alpha 1]0280
2003–04[12] Third Division 270101000290
2004–05[13] League Two 12000104[lower-alpha 1]0170
2005–06[14] League Two 4000002[lower-alpha 1]060
2006–07[15] League One 3000000030
2007–08[16] League One 16010002[lower-alpha 1]0190
2008–09[17] League One 260301000300
2009–10[18] League One 110202000150
Total 124080701101500
Southend United 2010–11[19] League Two 330202000370
2011–12[20] League Two 24000102[lower-alpha 1]0270
Total 570203020640
Aldershot Town 2012–13[21] League Two 3010002[lower-alpha 1]060
2013–14[22] Conference Premier 31010—2[lower-alpha 2]0340
Total 340200040400
Gillingham 2014–15[23] League One 10000101[lower-alpha 1]0120
2015–16[24] League One 0000000000
Total 100001010120
Crawley Town 2016–17[25] League Two 390200000410
2017–18[26] League Two 1000100020
Total 400201000430
Career total 26501401201803090
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "O's release seven". Leyton Orient F.C. 9 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Blues axe falls". The Echo. Essex. 18 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham sign Glenn Morris and Aaron Morris". BBC Sport. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Glenn Morris has agreed a one year extension at Gillingham FC". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  6. ↑ "Doug Loft, Jermaine McGlashan, Glenn Morris and Brennan Dickenson are to be released by Gillingham". Kent Online. KM Group. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Crawley Town sign goalkeeper Glenn Morris as player-coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  8. ↑ "Crawley Town 2-0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Morris agrees new contract". Crawley Town F.C. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "G. Morris". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Glenn Morris in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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