Peter Morrison (English footballer)

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Peter Morrison
Personal information
Full name Peter Morrison
Date of birth (1980-06-29) 29 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Manchester, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1997 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Bolton Wanderers 2 (0)
2000–2002 Scunthorpe United 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Morrison (born 29 June 1980) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United. His career was cut short as the result of an injury sustained in a game v Grimsby Town FC in 2001, after which he became a football agent.

Football career

As a player

Manchester-born Morrison joined the youth academy at Bolton Wanderers at the start of the 1996–97 season, straight from school.[1] He turned professional at the age of 17,[2] and was an unused substitute for the first team during the 1998–99 season.[3] He remained at the Reebok Stadium until May 2000, when with a year still left on his Bolton contract, he joined Scunthorpe United, hoping for regular first-team football.[4][5] Under manager Brian Laws, Morrison featured in 34 first-team games in his first six months with the club, but on 14 February 2001, he suffered a horror tackle from Grimsby Town defender Ben Chapman which resulted in a double compound fracture to his left leg. The game was abandoned. The injury caused Morrison to retire from the game after 18 months and seven operations.[5] He was eventually awarded more than £450,000 compensation.[6]

As an agent

Upon his premature retirement, Morrison started working for his own agent based in the North East.[5]

In September 2009 Morrison joined James Grant Sports Management part of the James Grant Group which represents players such as Jordan Rhodes, John O'Shea, Jack Rodwell, Ali Al Habsi, Clint Dempsey, Ryan Nelson, Nedum Onuoha, Tom Lawrence, Tyler Blackett, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Zach Clough and brothers Craig & Gary Gardner.

References

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