David Barry Morgan (born 4 July 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Warrington Town.
Club career Morgan joined Nottingham Forest aged fourteen from Northern Irish club Ards. He was scouted playing in the prestigious Milk Cup Youth Tournament. He played with the Forest youth team for four years, before making a 28-day loan move to Lincoln City on 14 September 2012. He made his debut on 15 September 2012 in a 3–2 victory over Hyde, where he entered the game as an 85th-minute substitute. Morgan joined Scottish Premier League club Dundee on 31 January 2013. He made one appearance, coming on as a substitute for Nicky Riley in a 5–0 defeat by Celtic. Morgan later joined Conference Premier club Tamworth on 25 October 2013.
After his release from Nottingham Forest, Morgan signed with Northern Premier League club Ilkeston on 13 August 2014. On 2 March 2017, Morgan joined AFC Fylde for an undisclosed five-figure sum.
On 9 September 2017, Morgan signed for Harrogate Town. It was then announced after only three appearances for Harrogate that he would sign for Southport on 22 September 2017.
On 1 February 2021, Morgan joined League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee. On 31 July 2023, Morgan left the club.
On 3 August 2023, Morgan made a return to Southport upon the mutual termination of his contract at Accrington.
In July 2025, Morgan joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town.
Coaching career On 12 March 2025, Morgan was appointed caretaker manager of Southport following the sacking of Jim Bentley.
Personal life Morgan graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNottingham Forest2012–13Championship000000—002013–14Championship000000—00Total000000—00Lincoln City (loan)2012–13Conference Premier8010—10100Dundee (loan)2012–13Scottish Premier League100000—10Tamworth (loan)2013–14Conference Premier9130—20141Ilkeston2014–15Derbyshire Senior Cup appearances: Northern Premier League Premier Division402 3 0— 7 1503Nuneaton Town2015–16National League North38220—404422016–17National League North28100—31312Total66320—71754AFC Fylde2016–17National League North8000—0080Harrogate Town2017–18National League North2000—0020Southport2017–18National League North25200—102622018–19National League North39560—715262019–20National League North301131—6139132020–21National League North14120—30191Total10819111—17213622Accrington Stanley2020–21League One1600000001602021–22League One1401020101802022–23League One0000000000Total300102010340Southport2023–24National League North36010—203902024–25National League North31320—30363Total673300050753Career total339282412040440533
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