Simon Morgan
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| Simon Morgan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Morgan | |
| Date of birth | September 5, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 5ft 10in | |
| Nickname | Morgs | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984-1990 1990-2001 2001-2002 |
Leicester City Fulham Brighton & Hove Albion |
160 (3) 352 (47) 42 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Simon Morgan (b. September 5, 1966, Birmingham) was a footballer most famously playing for Fulham and Leicester. He also briefly represented England at Under 21 level.
Morgan came from the city of Birmingham and his family were all supporters of Aston Villa. He, however, chose from a young age that he would support their rivals Birmingham. He was a somewhat stereotypical footballer, doing poorly at school before going in to football. Leicester City gave him trials, where he succeeded.
He later transferred to Fulham, seeing he had little future at Leicester. He saw the club go through some difficult times, including an era where the club was managed de facto by two unfit senior players, who turned up late for training having had a fry up breakfast, where they discussed tactics. This culminated in a situation where not all the players on the pitch were playing the same formation.
After going through several managerial changes and making Morgan the captain, Fulham were relegated to the bottom rung of English football, the 4th Division. After a couple of shaky seasons, the club turned to a young Micky Adams to take over duties as first team Manager. Morgan's determination and versatility complimented Adams perfectly, the team was later promoted, and bought by Mohamed Al Fayed. This got the ball rolling for Fulham's run into the Premier League.
"Morgs" was adored by Fulham fans, making hundreds of appearances for the club, earning himself a vast array of nicknames such as "Mr Fulham", "Cap'n Morgs" and the slightly less complimentary but no less affectionate "Moaning Old Git". He was granted a testimonial year in the 2000-2001 season. This included a special edition of Fulham fanzine TOOFIF, called "There's Only One Simon Morgan" (TOOSM), and culminated in a friendly match against Spurs, supported by a Fulham vs. Chelsea veterans' game (in which his son, Andrew (b.198?) played). Simon was injured on the day, but after kicking off the match, he was sent off, in a pre-planned joke from the referee. The match ended in a 0-0.
Morgan then went on to play with several other ex-Fulham players at Brighton and Hove Albion. After an uneventful year, he returned to Fulham as the manager of the club's community department.
He is married to Debbie, and the pair have four children.
