David Thomas Morley (born 25 September 1977 in St Helens) is an English former footballer. Morley started his career at

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. He made 20 starts for the club's reserve team in 1996–97, and broke into the senior team for the first time the following season. He made a goalscoring debut against Bury on 12 September 1997, but did not make any further starts for the club, two substitute appearances providing his only other first team action. He subsequently played for

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(where he scored once against

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and y ...

) and

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at T ...

. He joined

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in January 2005, where he later became captain, leading out the side for their 2007

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tie against

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. He signed a new contract in June 2007, but left Macclesfield four months later after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent following a particularly poor performance in a 3–2 defeat at

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. Morley joined Bangor City in 2009, where he made 113 league appearances over four years, scoring twenty-one goals; he departed in July 2013 for

Bala Town Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh football team from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid. History For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Alth ...

, where he spent the 2013-2014 season.

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* *https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055355/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/clubs {{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Dave 1977 births Living people English footballers Manchester City F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players Bala Town F.C. players Association football defenders