James_Morton_(footballer,_born_1999)
James Morton (footballer, born 1999)
English footballer
James Samuel Morton (born 22 April 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Southend United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Samuel Morton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southend United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bath City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bath City (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bath City (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2023 | Weston-super-Mare | 19 | (3) |
| 2023– | Southend United | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
He has played professionally in the Football League for Bristol City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town and Gillingham. He has also spent time on loan with Chippenham Town and Bath City.
Bristol City
Morton joined Bristol City aged 14 and progressed through the club's youth system.[3] He was loaned out to Chippenham Town in October 2017[citation needed] and then Bath City on loan until 13 January 2018,[4] before extending his loan to the end of the season.[5] In the summer of 2018, he re-joined Bath City on loan for the 2018–19 season,[6] and won their 'Goal of the season' award for that season.[7] After signing a four-year deal with Bristol City in summer 2019, Morton joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,[3] making his EFL League Two debut when he played the entire match against Oldham Athletic on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[8]
On 30 September 2020, Morton joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[9] On 31 December 2020, following the departure of manager Ian Holloway, Morton and fellow Bristol City team mate Owura Edwards were recalled from their loan spells at Grimsby. Morton made only 4 starts during his time at Blundell Park.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Morton joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[11] Morton would only feature once for the Gills, appearing as a 91st minute substitute in a 3–0 home defeat by Lincoln City on 5 February 2021.[12]
In July 2021, Bristol City allowed Morton to join Milton Keynes Dons on trial with a view to a permanent transfer,[13] however after playing in a 7–1 pre-season victory over Coventry City the transfer fell through following a change of management at MK.[14]
On 23 September 2022, Morton returned to National League South club Bath City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]
In May 2023, Morton was released by Bristol City.[16]
Weston-super-Mare
On 9 August 2023, Morton signed a contract for National League South club Weston-super-Mare.[17]
Southend United
On 29 December 2023, Morton signed a two-and-a-half year deal with National League club Southend United.[18]
- As of match played 30 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017–18[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2017–18[26] | National League South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18[26] | National League South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bath City (loan) | 2018–19[26] | National League South | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20[22] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21[23] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[23] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bath City (loan) | 2022–23[26] | National League South | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | 2023–24[26] | National League South | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Southend United | 2023–24[26] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 154 | 7 | ||
- Appearance in Wiltshire FA Senior Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- Three appearances in FA Trophy, five appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "James Morton - Bristol City - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- Edwards, Matt (25 June 2019). "SIGNING | Bristol City midfielder James Morton signed on loan". www.fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Evans, Daniel (1 December 2017). "Bath City bring in Bristol City midfielder on loan". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Baker, Adam (20 January 2018). "Semenyo goes pro and heads to Bath". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Crawley, James (27 July 2018). "Eight players head out on loan". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Burridge, Henry (15 May 2019). "Bath City skipper Straker makes Havant switch". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Mariners Confirm Morton Signing". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- MacGregor, Gregor (1 January 2021). "Bristol City continue recall loan talks as James Morton and Owura Edwards return". BristolLive. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "James Morton joins Gills on loan". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Gillingham 0–3 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Player News - James Morton". www.bathcityfc.com. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- "ITY ANNOUNCE RELEASED LIST". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "Weston-super-Mare AFC sign central midfielder James Morton". thewesternmercury.co.uk. The Western Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- "BLUES ADD MIDFIELDER JAMES MORTON!". southendunited.co.uk. Southend United F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- James, Stuart (16 May 2020). "Football is a massive part of my life but I put my identity as a Christian". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- James Morton at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- James Morton at Soccerway
