Andy Morris (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Dean Morris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Rotherham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Rotherham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1998 | Chesterfield | 225 | (56) |
| 1992 | → Exeter City (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Rochdale | 26 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | → Scarborough (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Hucknall Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 10 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
Andrew Dean Morris (born 17 November 1967) is a retired footballer. He currently works as Chesterfield's Football in the Community Officer, having replaced Nicky Law in summer 2000. He played his last competitive football for Hucknall Town.
He was nicknamed "Bruno" by Chesterfield fans for an alleged resemblance to the British boxer, Frank Bruno.[3]
He is most fondly remembered at Saltergate, where urban legend states he arrived from Rotherham for a fee of £500 and a bag of footballs. In the 1996–97 season, Morris was part of Chesterfield's historic FA Cup semi finalists – scoring the first goal in the semi-final at Old Trafford against Middlesbrough, and winning a penalty for the second.
The following season, Andy Morris was granted a testimonial match versus Nottingham Forest. Due to persistent injury problems, he left Saltergate shortly after and negotiated a contract with Rochdale.[3]
Morris ended his time as a player at Hucknall Town but returned to Chesterfield in 2000 in order to become the club's Football in the Community Manager, and this is a position he still occupies.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Andy Morris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b Andy Morris at Chesterfield F.C. Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Archived 20 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Chesterfield F.C.
External links
[edit]- Andy Morris at Soccerbase
- Andy Morris at Chesterfield F.C. website
- BBC interview with Andy Morris
  | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1960s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1967 births
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Hucknall Town F.C. players
- Footballers from Sheffield
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Men's association football forwards
- Living people
- English football forward, 1960s birth stubs