Peter Morrison (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Morrison | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Peter Morrison (born 29 June 1980) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United. His career was cut short as the result of an injury sustained in a game v Grimsby Town FC in 2001, after which he became a football agent.
Football career
As a player
Manchester-born Morrison joined the youth academy at Bolton Wanderers at the start of the 1996–97 season, straight from school.[1] He turned professional at the age of 17,[2] and was an unused substitute for the first team during the 1998–99 season.[3] He remained at the Reebok Stadium until May 2000, when with a year still left on his Bolton contract, he joined Scunthorpe United, hoping for regular first-team football.[4][5] Under manager Brian Laws, Morrison featured in 34 first-team games in his first six months with the club, but on 14 February 2001, he suffered a horror tackle from Grimsby Town defender Ben Chapman which resulted in a double compound fracture to his left leg. The game was abandoned. The injury caused Morrison to retire from the game after 18 months and seven operations.[5] He was eventually awarded more than £450,000 compensation.[6]
As an agent
Upon his premature retirement, Morrison started working for his own agent based in the North East.[5]
In September 2009 Morrison joined James Grant Sports Management part of the James Grant Group which represents players such as Jordan Rhodes, John O'Shea, Jack Rodwell, Ali Al Habsi, Clint Dempsey, Ryan Nelson, Nedum Onuoha, Tom Lawrence, Tyler Blackett, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Zach Clough and brothers Craig & Gary Gardner.
References
- ↑ "Morrison Dreams Of A Wide Berth". Bolton News. 31 January 1998. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ↑ "Rich rewards from youth shake-up". Bolton News. 24 June 1998. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ↑ "Bolton 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ↑ "Morrison Set To Sue Over Horror Tackle". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- 1 2 3 Frost, Richard (25 September 2002). "Peter picks a new career". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ↑ "Compensation pay-out for Morrison". BBC Sport. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
