Ken Morton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Copley, Greater Manchester, England | ||
| Position | 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 | ? | (?) |
| 1981 | Wollongong City | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 22 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Wollongong City | ||
| 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 | edit source]Playing career
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]After retiring as a player, Morton later became active as a coach in Australia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Vietnam and Ethiopia. He was the inaugural coach of Wollongong City.[2] He managed the team to 11th place that season and left the club after 22 rounds the following season, with captain Chris Dunleavy taking over caretaker duties.[3][4]
Morton is part of the Tasmanian A-League Bid.[5] He was hired as head coach of South Hobart in 2008.[6][7]
References
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- 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
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Wollongong Wolves FC managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Expatriate football managers in Vietnam
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs