Introduction
Glenn James Morris (born 20 December 1983) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Crawley Town.
Club career
He was in and out of the first team at Leyton Orient since making his debut against Dagenham & Redbridge in 2001. In the 2006–07 season, Morris become an understudy to first choice goalkeeper Glyn Garner. However, late in the 2007–08 season he broke into the first team and made his 100th appearance (including cup matches) for the club. Morris has played in a Youth Alliance Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, he kept a clean sheet as Orient beat Bradford City. Morris was voted young player of the year at Orient in 2003 and 2004.
Morris was released on 9 May 2010 by Orient manager Russell Slade.
On 5 August 2010, Morris signed a one-year deal with Southend United. Morris was given the number 1 jersey and established himself as Southend's first choice ahead of fellow new signing Rhys Evans. After 37 games in all competitions Morris was rewarded for his performance with a further one-year contract.
On 18 May 2012, Morris was one of eleven players to be released at the end of their contract.
On 1 August 2012, Morris played for Portsmouth in a friendly at Aldershot Town. He then signed for Aldershot on a 6-month deal. This was then extended till the end of the season.
In 2014 he signed for Gillingham on a one-year deal. He signed a one-year extension at the end of the 2014-15 season, but was released at the end of his contract.
After leaving Gillingham, he joined Crawley Town in May 2016 as a player-coach, on a one-year contract. On 17 September 2016, Morris made his Crawley Town debut in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town.
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2001–02 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Third Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Third Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | League One | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 124 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Southend United | 2010–11 | League Two | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | League Two | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Aldershot Town | 2012–13 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham | 2014–15 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 244 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 284 | 0 | ||