James Morton (footballer, born 1999)
James Samuel Morton (born 22 April 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gillingham, on loan from Bristol City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Samuel Morton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gillingham (on loan from Bristol City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bath City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bath City (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Gillingham (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Morton joined Bristol City aged 14 and progressed through the club's youth system.[3] He was loaned out to Chippenham Town in October 2017 and then Bath City on loan until 13 January 2018,[4] before extending his loan to the end of the season.[5] In the summer of 2018, he re-joined Bath City on loan for the 2018–19 season,[6] and won their 'Goal of the season' award for that season.[7] After signing a four-year deal with Bristol City in summer 2019, Morton joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,[3] making his EFL League Two debut when he played the entire match against Oldham Athletic on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[8]
On 30 September 2020, Morton joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[9] On 31 December 2020, following the departure of manager Ian Holloway, Morton and fellow Bristol City team mate Owura Edwards were recalled from their loan spells at Grimsby. Morton made only 4 starts during his time at Blundell Park.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Morton joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017–18[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2017–18[17] | National League South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18[17] | National League South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[17] | National League South | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in Wiltshire FA Senior Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "James Morton - Bristol City - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- Edwards, Matt (25 June 2019). "SIGNING | Bristol City midfielder James Morton signed on loan". www.fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Evans, Daniel (1 December 2017). "Bath City bring in Bristol City midfielder on loan". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Baker, Adam (20 January 2018). "Semenyo goes pro and heads to Bath". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Crawley, James (27 July 2018). "Eight players head out on loan". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Burridge, Henry (15 May 2019). "Bath City skipper Straker makes Havant switch". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/mariners-confirm-morton-signing/
- https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-city-continue-recall-loan-4847794
- "James Morton joins Gills on loan". Gillingham FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- James, Stuart (16 May 2020). "Football is a massive part of my life but I put my identity as a Christian". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Morton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- James Morton at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links
- James Morton at Soccerway
