Trevor Morley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor William Morley | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Nuneaton Borough | ? | (?) |
| 1985–1988 | Northampton Town | 107 | (39) |
| 1988–1989 | Manchester City | 72 | (18) |
| 1989–1995 | West Ham United | 178 | (57) |
| 1992 | → Brann (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 1993 | → Brann (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Reading | 76 | (31) |
| 1995 | → Brann (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 1998 | Sogndal | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 459 | (154) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Trevor Morley (born 20 March 1961 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Northampton Town, Manchester City, West Ham United, Brann and Reading.
Morley is the son of a former Nottingham Forest player and was rejected as a teenager by Derby County. Forced to move into non-league football with Corby Town and Nuneaton Borough with whom he won the Southern League title in 1982.
In the summer of 1985 Morley moved to Northampton Town for £20,000 making his debut of Burnley on 17 August 1985. His move to Northampton arose after manager Graham Carr moved from Nuneaton to Northampton, and took Morley and Eddie McGoldrick with him. Morley captained Northampton, as they won the 1986–87 Fourth Division championship by a nine-point margin.
After scoring 39 league goals in 139 appearances for Northampton, Morley was signed by manager Mel Machin for Manchester City in January 1988 as part of an exchange deal that saw Tony Adcock move to the County Ground. The deal valued Morley at £235,000. He made his debut for City 23 January 1988 in a 2–0 home defeat by Aston Villa. He scored 18 league goals for Manchester City, including the equaliser at Bradford City on the last day of the 1988-89 season that meant Manchester City won promotion, a point ahead of Crystal Palace. On 23 September 1989, he put City 2-0 ahead in the famous 5-1 derby win over Manchester United in the First Division. When manager Machin was sacked by Manchester City chairman Peter Swales, his replacement Howard Kendall saw no place in his side for Morley.
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