Callum Damian Peter Morton (born 19 January 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for side

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

on loan from club Salford City. Morton began his career with the youth team of

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

, before signing for

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

. During his four years with Albion, he had spells on loan at

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team of the ...

, Northampton Town, Lincoln City,

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Flee ...

, and

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

. He returned to Fleetwood on a permanent contract in 2022, but left after six months to sign for Salford.

Career

Born in

Torquay Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignt ...

, England, Morton joined the youth academy of

in 2015 signing a two-year scholarship in February 2016. In January 2017, after scoring against them the previous month in Yeovil's 3–2

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victory, Morton signed for

for an undisclosed fee. In January 2020, Morton joined

on loan. In June 2020 he won the

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Play-offs with Northampton; he scored twice in the semi-final second leg against

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

to help them overturn a 2–0 first leg deficit, and then scored once in the

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as they defeated

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4–0. On 4 September 2020, it was announced that Morton, alongside West Brom teammate

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, had joined Lincoln City on loan for the season. He made his debut for Lincoln the next day, coming off the bench in the first round of the

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. In the following round he would score his first goal for Lincoln in a 5–0 win over Bradford City. On 25 September, it was announced that Morton had suffered a shoulder injury and would miss a number of games. On 3 November 2020, Lincoln stated that Morton's injury had not improved as much as hoped, and that surgery might be required. In January 2021 it was announced that his recovery was nearing its end and that it was hoped he would be available to play in February. He would return to action on 2 March 2021, coming off the bench against

and scoring a goal. He moved on loan to Fleetwood in July 2021. After scoring seven goals in twenty-two appearances in all competitions, Morton was recalled by West Brom on 8 January 2022. On 13 January, Morton joined

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side

on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. In June 2022 it was announced that he would return to Fleetwood on a permanent contract on 1 July, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee. On 13 January 2023, Morton signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with League Two side Salford City. He moved on loan to

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...

in September 2023. The loan ended in January 2024. On 4 July 2024, Morton returned to Northampton Town on a season-long loan deal. He suffered a serious knee injury against

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in October 2024, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2024–25 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Northampton Town *

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;Individual *

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: February 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Callum 2000 births Living people Footballers from Torquay English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Yeovil Town F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen