Andrew Dean Morris (born 17 November 1967) is a retired

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. He currently works as

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

's Football in the Community Officer, having replaced Nicky Law in summer 2000. He played his last competitive football for

Hucknall Town Hucknall Town Football Club are a football club based in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. The club are members of the and play at Watnall Road. History Hucknall Town were renamed from Hucknall Colliery Welfare in 1987 and for ...

. He was nicknamed "Bruno" by Chesterfield fans for an alleged resemblance to the

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. Andy Morris at Chesterfield F.C.
He is most fondly remembered at Saltergate, where urban legend states he arrived from Rotherham for a fee of £500 and a bag of footballs. In the 1996–97 season, Morris was part of Chesterfield's historic FA Cup semi finalists – scoring the first goal in the semi-final at Old Trafford against Middlesbrough, and winning a penalty for the second. The following season, Andy Morris was granted a testimonial match versus

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. Due to persistent injury problems, he left Saltergate shortly after and negotiated a contract with

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

. Morris ended his time as a player at

but returned to Chesterfield in 2000 in order to become the club's Football in the Community Manager, and this is a position he still occupies.
, Chesterfield F.C.

References

External links

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Andy Morris
at Chesterfield F.C. website
BBC interview with Andy Morris
1967 births Rotherham United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Hucknall Town F.C. players Footballers from Sheffield English footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football forwards Living people {{England-footy-forward-1960s-stub