14 Facts About Trevor Morley

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Trevor William Morley was born on 20 March 1961 and is an English football manager, former professional footballer and pundit.

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Trevor Morley played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Reading, as well as for Norwegian clubs Brann and Sogndal.

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Trevor Morley initially began his career with non-league side Nuneaton Borough.

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Trevor Morley had a spell as manager of Norwegian fifth-tier side SK Bergen Sparta.

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Trevor Morley's move to Northampton arose after manager Graham Carr moved from Nuneaton to Northampton, and took Morley and Eddie McGoldrick with him.

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Trevor Morley made his debut, along with Bishop, against Leicester City on 30 December 1989.

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Trevor Morley was stabbed by his wife in March 1991, missing eight league games from March until 10 April 1991.

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Trevor Morley was again top scorer with 22 goals from 49 appearances with West Ham again gaining promotion, this time to the Premier League as runners-up to Newcastle United.

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Trevor Morley scored 70 goals in 215 league and cup appearances for the Upton Park club.

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Trevor Morley was voted Hammer of the Year in 1994.

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In 1996 Trevor Morley suffered a severe head injury playing against Portsmouth.

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Trevor Morley suffered a depressed fracture above his right eyebrow.

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Trevor Morley was stabbed by his wife in 1991, he later speculated that she was behind false accusations of him being in a homosexual relationship with friend and team mate Ian Bishop.

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Trevor Morley later had a spell scouting for Arsenal in Norway and, in 2000, took on the manager's role at SK Bergen Sparta of the Norwegian Fifth Division.