Dave Morrison (born 30 November 1974) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. Morrison started his professional football career with

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

, before being sold to

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

in May 1994 for a fee of £50,000.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p. 277 During his time with The Posh, Morrison made 77 appearances and scored 12 goals. He was also sent out to

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town. The cl ...

on loan in October 1996. March 1997 saw Morrison move to

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

for a fee of £25,000. Morrison played a total of 46 games and scored three goals during his time with The O's. He was also loaned out to

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

in January 2000. Morrison then moved to

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in the summer of 2000 where he played in European wins against

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and

FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in severa ...

. He also played a big part as Bohemians won the

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and

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Double in May 2001. He left Bohemians in December 2004, joining

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

, but was released in January 2005. Morrison then returned to the English game with Tamworth in March 2005, where he played with the

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side until the end of the 2005/06 season when he was released and joined

Moor Green Moor Green is a historic home located near Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia. It dates to the early-19th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick residence, with a one-room, two-story ell. It has a standing seam met ...

in July 2005. In the 2007 close season Moor Green merged with local rivals Solihull Borough and like many of his Moor Green teammates Morrison joined the newly formed

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

. Morrison was appointed Head Fitness coach at Swindon Tow n FC in 2009 until 28 June 2011 when he was appointed fitness coach at

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

.Blades appoint new fitness coach
/ref> In 2014 he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a Sports Scientist.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Dave 1974 births Living people People from the London Borough of Waltham Forest English footballers Association football midfielders Chelmsford City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Moor Green F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players English Football League players League of Ireland players National League (English football) players Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Association football coaches Swindon Town F.C. non-playing staff