Ken Morton

For other people with similar names, see Ken Norton (disambiguation).

Ken Morton (born 19 May 1947) is an English former professional footballer and coach who is the manager of National Premier Leagues club South Hobart. He played primarily as a winger, making a total of 14 appearances in the English Football League.

Ken Morton

Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-05-19) 19 May 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth	Copley, Greater Manchester, England
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1965	Manchester United	0	(0)
1965–1966	York City	10	(2)
1966–1967	Blackpool	0	(0)
1967–1968	Fleetwood	?	(?)
1968–1969	Darlington	4	(0)
1969–1970	Stockton	?	(?)
1981	Wollongong City	8	(1)
Total		22	(3)
Managerial career
1981–1982	Wollongong City
2008–	South Hobart
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Playing career

Born in Copley, Morton began his career with Manchester United, but left without making a senior appearance, and later played for a number of teams in both the Football League and Non-League football, including York City, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Darlington and Stockton.^[1]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Morton later became active as a coach in Australia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Vietnam and Ethiopia. He was the inaugural coach of Wollongong City.^[2] He managed the team to 11th place that season and left the club after 22 rounds the following season, with captain Chris Dunleavy taking over caretaker duties.^[3][4]

Morton is part of the Tasmanian A-League Bid.^[5] He was hired as head coach of South Hobart in 2008.^[6][7]