Steve Morison
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Morison at Carrow Road in August 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven William Morison | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Northampton Town | 24 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Bishop's Stortford | 58 | (28) |
| 2006–2009 | Stevenage Borough | 127 | (68) |
| 2009–2011 | Millwall | 83 | (35) |
| 2011–2013 | Norwich City | 53 | (10) |
| 2013–2015 | Leeds United | 41 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Millwall (loan) | 41 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Millwall | 169 | (32) |
| 2019 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 603 | (190) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | England C | 8 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Wales | 20 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Cardiff City U23s | ||
| 2021–2022 | Cardiff City | ||
| 2023–2024 | Hornchurch | ||
| 2024–2025 | Sutton United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven William Morison (born 29 August 1983) is a professional football manager and former footballer who was most recently manager of National League club Sutton United. He played as a centre-forward during a 19-year career, scoring 242 goals in 697 appearances.
Morison began his career at Northampton Town, making his first-team debut in 2002, before joining Conference South club Bishop's Stortford in November 2004. He signed for Stevenage Borough in August 2006, scoring the winning goal in the 2007 FA Trophy final, the first competitive cup final to be held at the new Wembley Stadium, and helped the club lift the trophy again in 2009. Across three seasons, he scored 86 goals in 151 appearances for Stevenage, which places him second on the club's all-time goalscoring list. He joined Millwall for £130,000 ahead of the 2009–10 season, contributing to their promotion to the Championship in his first season.
He signed for Premier League club Norwich City in June 2011 and later joined Leeds United in January 2013, spending a season back on loan at Millwall before rejoining permanently in August 2015. Morison scored the decisive goal in the 2017 League One play-off final as Millwall returned to the Championship. He finished his Millwall career with 92 goals in 343 appearances, placing him third on the club's all-time goalscoring list. He concluded his playing career at Shrewsbury Town, retiring in October 2019. Internationally, he earned 20 caps for Wales, scoring once, having previously represented England C, scoring three goals in eight appearances.
Following retirement, Morison obtained coaching qualifications, working with Northampton Town's under-18 team before joining Cardiff City as under-23 coach. He served briefly as Cardiff's caretaker manager before being appointed first-team manager in November 2021, a position he held until September 2022. He became manager of Hornchurch in June 2023 before taking charge of Sutton United in January 2024, leaving the role in September 2025.