Pat Morley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Morley | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1985 | Waterford United | 20 | (10) |
| 1985–1987 | Limerick City | 37 | (19) |
| 1987–1988 | Waterford United | ? | (9) |
| 1989 | Sunshine George Cross | 8 | (3) |
| 1989-1996 | Cork City | 218 | (90) |
| 1996-1998 | Shelbourne | 34 | (15) |
| 1998–2002 | Cork City | 93 | (39) |
| National team | |||
| 1994-1997 | League of Ireland XI | 3 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Pat "Skippy" Morley (born 18 May 1965 in Cork) is a former footballer for Cork City, Shelbourne, Limerick and Waterford United. He also works for Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann as a commentator and analyst on Monday Night Soccer.
A former Celtic trialist Morley made his League of Ireland debut for Waterford United away to Finn Harps on the 25th of November 1984 scoring a hat trick in a 4-1 win. He scored in the final of the 1985 FAI League Cup for the Blues.
Morley also scored a hat-trick on his Limerick City debut in a Munster Senior Cup clash.
He scored 4 goals in European competition: 1993 in a European Cup clash with Cwmbran Town A.F.C.,[1] an infamous 1998 UEFA Cup game for Shelbourne against Rangers F.C.,[2] a 1999 UEFA Cup winner against IFK Goteborg[3] and an away goal against FK Liepājas Metalurgs in a 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup tie[4] after missing an injury time penalty in the first leg.[5]
He is the third highest goalscorer in the history of the League and was top scorer in the 1992/93 and 1999/2000 seasons.[6]
He is also Cork City's joint record goalscorer of all time.[7]
Morley represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at youth level.
His father Jackie played for Waterford United where he won 4 League of Ireland titles in the 1970s.
In January 2009 Morley opened a menswear showroom in his native Cork.[8]
Honours
- League of Ireland: 1
- League of Ireland Cup: 3
- Waterford United - 1984/85
- Cork City - 1994/95
- Shelbourne - 1995/96
- PFAI Player of the Year: 1
- Cork City - 1990/91
- SWAI Personality of the Year: 1
- Cork City - 1992/93