1. Clinton Hubert Morrison is a former professional footballer and sports pundit.
68 Facts About Clinton Morrison
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Clinton Morrison notably played in the Premier League for both Crystal Palace and Birmingham City.
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Clinton Morrison played in the Football League for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons, Brentford, Colchester United and Exeter City.
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Clinton Morrison played non-league football for Long Eaton United, Redditch United and Mickleover Sports.
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Clinton Morrison is a regular reporter and occasional pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.
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Clinton Morrison was previously at Tottenham Hotspur before they let him go at sixteen.
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Clinton Morrison began his career at Crystal Palace of the Premier League, making his debut on 10 May 1998 as an 82nd-minute substitute for Neil Shipperley, and scoring the injury-time winner over opponents Sheffield Wednesday.
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Clinton Morrison then scored two goals against Bury in two separate matches on 23 September 1998 and 30 September 1998.
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Clinton Morrison quickly became a first team regular for the club, becoming Crystal Palace's first choice striker.
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Whilst they were in administration, Clinton Morrison agreed to play for the club for free.
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Clinton Morrison later added three goals by the end of the year.
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Clinton Morrison's performance was praised by new Manager Trevor Francis.
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Clinton Morrison later scored four more goals, including scoring two goals in two consecutive matches against Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Clinton Morrison then scored three goals in three consecutive matches between 12 December 2004 and 26 December 2004.
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On 14 January 2005, Clinton Morrison began talks with Birmingham City over a new contract.
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Clinton Morrison claimed that a large part of his decision to return was, ironically, due to being able to play alongside Andrew Johnson, the man Birmingham had originally swapped to get Morrison.
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Clinton Morrison then scored in the next two matches against Hull City and Reading.
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Clinton Morrison went on to score six goals by the end of the year, including two braces on two separate occasions.
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Since returning to the club, Clinton Morrison had a successful first season back at Crystal Palace, alternating with former strike-partner Dougie Freedman in playing alongside Johnson.
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Clinton Morrison then managed to regain his first team place, making a number of starts as the club's first choice striker for the rest of the 2006.
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Clinton Morrison then added four more goals by the end of the year.
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Clinton Morrison started the season brightly scoring twice in the first three games, taking himself to 99 goals in his Palace career.
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Two years ago, Clinton Morrison said his aim was to score 100 goals for Crystal Palace.
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Clinton Morrison was given a Special Achievement Award to mark this feat at the end of the season's "Player of the Year" ceremony.
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Clinton Morrison then scored three goals in three consecutive matches between 1 January 2008 and 19 January 2008 against Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol City.
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Clinton Morrison later finished his Crystal Palace's career with 113 goals in all competitions for the club, the fifth-highest of any player in the Crystal Palace's history.
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Clinton Morrison wanted to stay at Palace but manager Neil Warnock said that he would have to fight for his place in the starting line-up.
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Clinton Morrison then took a higher wage offer to move to Coventry City after the club withdrew the contract offer for him.
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In July 2008, Clinton Morrison trained with Coventry City and accompanied them on their pre-season tour of Switzerland.
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Clinton Morrison signed a two-year deal with the club on 7 August 2008.
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The reason for this being that 1+9 equals 10, which was the number Clinton Morrison played with whilst at Palace.
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Clinton Morrison followed up by scoring two goals in the League Cup matches against Aldershot Town and Newcastle United.
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Since joining Coventry City, Clinton Morrison quickly became a first team regular for the side, forming a partnership with Freddy Eastwood.
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Clinton Morrison started the season well when he scored twice against Ipswich Town and st Barnsley.
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However, Clinton Morrison expressed his concerns over his reputation as a super sub.
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On 12 July 2010, Clinton Morrison signed a two-year contract with Sheffield Wednesday, newly relegated to League One.
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Clinton Morrison went on to score five more goals by the end of the year, including a brace against Southport on 7 November 2010.
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However, Clinton Morrison struggled to keep his place in the team towards the end of the season after new manager Gary Megson arrived, as Gary Madine and loan signing Neil Mellor kept him out of the side.
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Clinton Morrison then scored two goals for the club, coming against Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic.
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Clinton Morrison contributed two assists, coming against Notts County and Milton Keynes Dons.
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Clinton Morrison then set up goal for Chris O'Grady to score the only goal of the game against West Ham United to send Sheffield Wednesday through to the next round.
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Clinton Morrison previously waive his right to a new contract in order to help the club win promotion.
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On 24 September 2011, Clinton Morrison signed for Milton Keynes Dons on a one-month emergency loan.
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On his third appearance for the Dons, Clinton Morrison scored his first goal for the club, against Notts County on 1 October 2011, as well as making one assist.
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Clinton Morrison joined League One club Brentford on 24 March 2012 on loan until the end of the season.
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On 16 July 2012, Clinton Morrison signed a two-year deal with League One side Colchester United following his release from Sheffield Wednesday.
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Clinton Morrison celebrated the goal by running the length of the pitch with his hands cupped behind his ears to taunt the Sheffield United fans who, throughout the game, had been doing likewise to the striker for his connections with their city rivals, Wednesday.
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Dunne's fourth game in charge was a Football League Trophy defeat to Northampton Town where Clinton Morrison was handed a start, but he was dismissed for violent conduct in the closing stages of the game which would suspend the striker for three matches after the club decided against appealing his ban.
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Clinton Morrison announced in the latter stages of the season that he would leave Colchester once his contract expired in the summer.
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Clinton Morrison played three matches for Long Eaton United in the Midland League, scoring once himself and dummying Lye Town's goalkeeper into letting a backpass into the net, before signing for League Two club Exeter City in November 2014 on non-contract terms.
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Clinton Morrison then contributed four assists, including a brace against Accrington Stanley on 19 September 2015.
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Clinton Morrison made his debut for the club, starting a match and played 79 minutes before being substituted, in a match against Stourbridge.
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Apart from England, the country of his birth, Clinton Morrison was eligible to represent Jamaica and the Republic of Ireland.
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In May 2001, Clinton Morrison was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the first time.
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Clinton Morrison went on to make two appearances for the U21 side.
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Clinton Morrison later describe playing in Iran as "one of the craziest atmospheres he ever played in".
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Clinton Morrison was selected by Mick McCarthy as part of the Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
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The next two years saw Clinton Morrison scored two more goals for Republic of Ireland in a friendly match against Scotland and Australia.
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Clinton Morrison later became a key part of the side as the Republic of Ireland competed for a place at World Cup 2006.
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Clinton Morrison scored three goals in the qualifying campaign, but Brian Kerr's side finished fourth in a tight group that included Switzerland, France and Israel.
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At one point during the qualifying campaign, Clinton Morrison accused Alexander Frei of making a racist comment to him during the Switzerland and Republic of Ireland match on 9 September 2004.
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Clinton Morrison did some media work as a pundit on Sky Sports and Football League Tonight on Channel 5.
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Clinton Morrison is a regular match pundit for live commentary on BBC 5 Live.
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Clinton Morrison revealed in an interview with The Guardian that he "grew up in a broken home in south London" with his mother and sister.
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The impetus for the change was his father walking out on the family when Clinton Morrison was seven years old, leaving his mother to raise two children alone.
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Clinton Morrison kept me in school when I didn't want no lessons, she brought me to games, she kept my chin up.
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Clinton Morrison since resided in Long Eaton, while working in broadcasting.
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Clinton Morrison has been involved in campaigning against racism in English football, having experienced racism himself.