Grant Ralph Morrow (born 4 October 1970) is a Scottish former

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who played in

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as a

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for Doncaster Rovers and Colchester United.

Career

Born in

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, Morrow began his footballing career with

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, where he was spotted by Doncaster Rovers, subsequently signing for the club in July 1989. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1

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win over Exeter City on 20 January 1990. He made 64 league appearances and scored seven goals in his time at Belle Vue before signing for Colchester United in August 1993. Signed by

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, Morrow suffered cartilage damage in his only appearance for the club having been brought on as a substitute for Gary Bennett during a 3–2 win over Northampton Town at

Layer Road Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Colchester Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was ...

. Morrow was to never play in

again, but did however join

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later on in the 1993–94 season, making 14 appearances for the club before joining

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

. With Gainsborough, he scored the winning goal against former club Boston in the final of the

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in 1997. He ended his career with

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in 2000.https://www.coludata.co.uk/player/grantmorrow

Honours

;Gainsborough Trinity *1996–97

winner :''All honours referenced by:''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrow, Grant 1970 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Rowntrees F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players English Football League players