Ken Morton
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 May 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Copley, Greater Manchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1965 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
1965–1966 | York City | 10 | (2) |
1966–1967 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
1967–1968 | Fleetwood | ? | (?) |
1968–1969 | Darlington | 4 | (0) |
1969–1970 | Stockton | ? | (?) |
Total | 14 | (2) | |
Managerial career | |||
2008– | South Hobart | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ken Morton (born 19 May 1947) is an English former professional footballer and coach who is the manager of National Premier Leagues club South Hobart. He played primarily as a winger, making a total of 14 appearances in the English Football League.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Born in Copley, Morton began his career with Manchester United, but left without making a senior appearance, and later played for a number of teams in both the Football League and Non-League football, including York City, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Darlington and Stockton.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring as a player, Morton later became active as a coach in Australia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Vietnam and Ethiopia, and is part of the Tasmanian A-League Bid.[2] He was hired as head coach of South Hobart in 2008.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Tasmania United - Taskforce Executive". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "South Hobart History". South Hobart Football Club. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Master coach calls for patience across North". The Examiner. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- 1947 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Manchester United F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Stockton F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Expatriate football managers in Vietnam
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs