Andy Morrison
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Charles Morrison | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Connah's Quay Nomads (Manager) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | Plymouth Argyle | 113 | (6) |
| 1993–1994 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Blackpool | 47 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | (2) |
| 1998–2002 | Manchester City | 39 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Blackpool (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (16) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Charles "Andy" Morrison (born 30 July 1970) is a Scottish ex-football player who played as a centre half. He is currently First Team Manager at Welsh Premier League club Connah's Quay and official Fan Ambassador at Manchester City.
Born in Inverness though a native of Kinlochbervie, Morrison moved to Plymouth at the age of eight. Morrison began his career at Plymouth Argyle. He made his Football League debut as a substitute in a 5-2 defeat at Aston Villa in 1987, but did not establish himself in the Argyle first team until the 1989-90 season. An uncompromising centre-half with a broad Plymothian accent, Morrison scored his first senior goal in a 1-0 win at home to Ipswich in March 1990.
Morrison was a regular fixture in the Plymouth side under manager Dave Kemp, but the arrival of Peter Shilton as player-manager in February 1991 marked the beginning of the end of his time at Plymouth. Morrison took exception to Shilton's managerial style, while Shilton, for his part, was keen to cash in on one of his most saleable assets to bring in signings of his own. Morrison spent one final season at Home Park following the club's relegation from the second tier in 1992, before Shilton accepted a £500,000 offer from Blackburn Rovers, then managed by Kenny Dalglish.
Morrison was unable to break into what was Rovers side on a regular basis, and in December 1994 he was sold to fellow Lancastrians Blackpool, for a Blackpool club-record ₤245,000. He made his debut for the Tangerines on 10 December, in a 3–1 victory over A.F.C. Bournemouth. He was suspended for the next two games, however, after picking up a booking during the match and, thus, hitting the relevant number of disciplinary points.
After two years each with Blackpool and Huddersfield Town, Morrison became a Manchester City player in 1999. After becoming captain, he led City to victory over Gillingham in the Division Two play-off final at Wembley.
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