Alan William Morgan (born 27 November 1983) is a Scottish former professional

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. Morgan was born in

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, and began his career with

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side

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, but failed to break into the first team, and instead was released. He then won a move to the Scottish Premier League with

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in 2005. In almost three years in the

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, Morgan made 31 appearances, scoring just 4 goals. After falling out of favour, Morgan was shipped off to Ross County at the tail end of the 2006–07 season, where he made 5 appearances, and failing to score any goals. He was released by Inverness in December 2007, before being quickly snapped up by injury-hit Kilmarnock. He debuted for Kilmarnock in their 1–0 home defeat to

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on 2 January, a match that many felt should have been postponed due to the death of

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captain Phil O'Donnell the previous weekend. He joined St Johnstone on a six-month loan on 26 August 2008, and returned to Kilmarnock at the end of that deal.Saints sign Ireland B internationalist
, '' The Courier'', 30 December 2008. After being released from his Kilmarnock contract, Morgan signed for Stenhousemuir in February 2009. After leaving Stenhousemuir, Morgan signed for local amateur team Musselburgh where he played out the season making 24 appearances and scoring 6 goals. Following his departure from Musselburgh, he went on to play for Ormiston and Haddington Athletic.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Alan 1983 births Men's association football midfielders Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Musselburgh Athletic F.C. players Ormiston Primrose F.C. players Haddington Athletic F.C. players