Paul Morgan

Who is Paul Morgan?

Mark Paul Thomas Morgan, more commonly known as Paul Morgan, is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is now Head physiotherapist of youth and academy at Accrington Stanley.

Morgan's career lasted from 1997 until 2012, starting out with Preston North End in the 1997–98 campaign. He failed to make an appearance for North End from then until his departure in 2001 and also spent a spell on loan with League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers. His spell in Ireland brought a brief and solitary cap for the Northern Ireland U21 side. In 2001 he joined Lincoln City where he spent seven years of his career, notably qualifying for the League Two play-offs in four consecutive seasons, losing out in the 2002–03 and 2004–05 seasons at the final in the Millennium Stadium. Morgan became Lincoln skipper towards the end of his spell with the club and racked 212 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. In 2007 he joined Bury where his former Lincoln boss Keith Alexander had taken up the director of football role. After two years with Bury he followed Alexander again to Macclesfield Town where he spent the last three years of his career.

At the age of 33, having been released by Macclesfield at the end of the 2011–12 season, Morgan retired from professional football and signed for Accrington Stanley as the clubs new head physiotherapist.