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Clinton Morrison
Clinton Hubert Morrison (né Chambers; born 14 May 1979) is a former professional footballer and sports pundit.
As a player, he was a forward. He 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 nine goals, and made their squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is a regular reporter and occasional pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.
Born in Tooting, London, Morrison began his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace on 1 August 1997. Morrison was previously at Tottenham Hotspur before they let him go at sixteen. Before his time at Spurs, he had played junior football for Raynes Park Vale FC (which was formerly known as Malden Vale FC).
He began his career at Crystal Palace of the Premier League, making his debut on 10 May 1998 as an 82nd-minute substitute for Neil Shipperley, and scoring the injury-time winner over opponents Sheffield Wednesday.
At the start of the 1998–99 season, Morrison appeared in the second leg of the UEFA Intertoto Cup third round against Samsunspor, eventually losing 4–0 on aggregate. He then scored two goals against Bury in two separate matches on 23 September 1998 and 30 September 1998. Morrison quickly became a first team regular for the club, becoming Crystal Palace's first choice striker. He later scored three braces on three separate occasions as the 1998–99 season progressed. In his first full year-long tenure at the club he scored 13 goals, while Palace were struggling both on and off the pitch. Whilst they were in administration, Morrison agreed to play for the club for free.
In the 1999–2000 season, Morrison scored six goals in the first two months to the season before. suffering an injury that kept him for the rest of the year. His return included his only brace of the season at Swindon Town. Financial difficulties meant that Crystal Palace were unable to make new signings for the 1999–2000 season and relied on youngsters such as Morrison and Hayden Mullins and veterans such as Andy Linighan as they successfully battled against relegation from the First Division. At the end of the 1999–00 season, Morrison had scored 14 goals, making him the club's top scorer.
At the start of the 2000–01 season, Morrison was placed on a transfer list by new manager Alan Smith despite signing a four–year contract with Crystal Palace. Nevertheless, he formed a partnership with either Dougie Freedman and Mikael Forssell. Having only scored three goals by mid–October, Morrison scored in five appearances between 28 October 2000 and 18 November 2000, including two against Wolverhampton Wanderers. His scored six goals in December. His performance at the club attracted interests from Premiership clubs. Morrison scored in the first leg of the semi-final of the League Cup, winning 2–1 against Liverpool, but the club lost 5–0 in the return leg. Morrison scored only three more goals that season. as the club narrowly escaped relegation. At the end of the 2000–01, he had scored 19 goals, making him the club's top scorer for the third season in a row.
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Clinton Morrison
Clinton Hubert Morrison (né Chambers; born 14 May 1979) is a former professional footballer and sports pundit.
As a player, he was a forward. He 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 nine goals, and made their squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is a regular reporter and occasional pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.
Born in Tooting, London, Morrison began his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace on 1 August 1997. Morrison was previously at Tottenham Hotspur before they let him go at sixteen. Before his time at Spurs, he had played junior football for Raynes Park Vale FC (which was formerly known as Malden Vale FC).
He began his career at Crystal Palace of the Premier League, making his debut on 10 May 1998 as an 82nd-minute substitute for Neil Shipperley, and scoring the injury-time winner over opponents Sheffield Wednesday.
At the start of the 1998–99 season, Morrison appeared in the second leg of the UEFA Intertoto Cup third round against Samsunspor, eventually losing 4–0 on aggregate. He then scored two goals against Bury in two separate matches on 23 September 1998 and 30 September 1998. Morrison quickly became a first team regular for the club, becoming Crystal Palace's first choice striker. He later scored three braces on three separate occasions as the 1998–99 season progressed. In his first full year-long tenure at the club he scored 13 goals, while Palace were struggling both on and off the pitch. Whilst they were in administration, Morrison agreed to play for the club for free.
In the 1999–2000 season, Morrison scored six goals in the first two months to the season before. suffering an injury that kept him for the rest of the year. His return included his only brace of the season at Swindon Town. Financial difficulties meant that Crystal Palace were unable to make new signings for the 1999–2000 season and relied on youngsters such as Morrison and Hayden Mullins and veterans such as Andy Linighan as they successfully battled against relegation from the First Division. At the end of the 1999–00 season, Morrison had scored 14 goals, making him the club's top scorer.
At the start of the 2000–01 season, Morrison was placed on a transfer list by new manager Alan Smith despite signing a four–year contract with Crystal Palace. Nevertheless, he formed a partnership with either Dougie Freedman and Mikael Forssell. Having only scored three goals by mid–October, Morrison scored in five appearances between 28 October 2000 and 18 November 2000, including two against Wolverhampton Wanderers. His scored six goals in December. His performance at the club attracted interests from Premiership clubs. Morrison scored in the first leg of the semi-final of the League Cup, winning 2–1 against Liverpool, but the club lost 5–0 in the return leg. Morrison scored only three more goals that season. as the club narrowly escaped relegation. At the end of the 2000–01, he had scored 19 goals, making him the club's top scorer for the third season in a row.