Pat_Morley_(footballer)

Pat Morley (footballer)

Pat Morley (footballer)

Irish footballer (born 1965)


Pat Morley (born 18 May 1965) is an Irish former footballer who played as a forward for Cork City, Shelbourne, Limerick and Waterford United. He also works for Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann as a commentator and analyst on Monday Night Soccer.

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Career

A former Celtic trialist Morley made his League of Ireland debut for Waterford United away to Finn Harps on 25 November 1984 scoring a hat trick in a 4–1 win. He scored in the final of the 1985 FAI League Cup for the Blues.[citation needed]

Morley also scored a hat-trick on his Limerick City debut in a Munster Senior Cup clash.[citation needed]

He scored four goals in European competition: 1993–94 European Cup clash with Cwmbran Town A.F.C.,[1] an infamous 1998–99 UEFA Cup game for Shelbourne against Rangers F.C.,[2] a 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winner against IFK Goteborg[3] and an away goal against FK Liepājas Metalurgs in a 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup tie[4] after missing an injury time penalty in the first leg.[5]

He is the third highest goalscorer in the history of the League of Ireland and was top scorer in the League of Ireland Premier Division in 1992–93 and 1999–2000.[6][7]

He is also Cork City's joint record goalscorer of all time.[8]

Morley represented the Republic of Ireland national team at youth level.[citation needed]

His father Jackie played for Waterford United where he won four League of Ireland titles in the 1970s.[citation needed]

Later life

In January 2009 Morley opened a menswear showroom in his native Cork.[9]


Feferences

  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.

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