Clinton Morrison

Clinton Morrison
Morrison playing for Exeter City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Clinton Hubert Morrison[1]
Birth name Clinton Hubert Chambers
Date of birth (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Tooting, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1996 Tottenham Hotspur
1996–1998 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Crystal Palace 157 (61)
2002–2005 Birmingham City 87 (14)
2005–2008 Crystal Palace 124 (41)
2008–2010 Coventry City 91 (21)
2010–2012 Sheffield Wednesday 54 (7)
2011Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 6 (3)
2012Brentford (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2014 Colchester United 65 (4)
2014 Long Eaton United 3 (1)
2014–2016 Exeter City 45 (1)
2016 Redditch United 3 (1)
2016–2017 Mickleover Sports 28 (2)
Total 671 (156)
International career
2000 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
2001–2006 Republic of Ireland 36 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clinton Hubert Morrison ( Chambers;[3] born 14 May 1979) is a former professional footballer and sports pundit.

As a player, he was a forward. He notably played in the Premier League for both Crystal Palace and Birmingham City. He also played in the Football League for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons, Brentford, Colchester United and Exeter City. He also played non-league football for Long Eaton United, Redditch United and Mickleover Sports.

Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland 36 times at full international level, scoring 9 goals, and made their squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[4] He is now a regular reporter and occasional pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Irish pretender at the Palace". Irish Times. 26 January 2002. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  4. ^ Duffy, Shane (1 June 2001). "Morrison fails to inspire win on Irish debut". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2010.