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Hereford United confirmed today the signing of Lee Morris on a one year contract. The 29 year old played most recently for Blue Square Premier Champions Burton Albion. Here is a profile of United's new striker:
Morris, born 30th April 1980, started his career with Sheffield United as a trainee before eventually breaking into the first-team making an instant impact; he struck six times in 14 games for the Bramall Lane club before being snapped up by Derby County in a deal woth 3 million pounds. In his five seasons at Pride Park, Morris played just 92 games scoring 17 times. He had a short loan spell with Huddersfield in this period.
In 2004, Morris signed for Leicester City but failed to get on the scoresheet in any of his ten appearences. Spells followed at Yeovil Town and Burton Albion. For the Glovers, Morris was part of their team that reached the 2006/2007 play-off final at Wembley against Blackpool eventually going down 3-0. Morris scored in the semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest in a pulsating encounter which eventually ended 5-4 to Yeovil on aggregate. Morris featured at Edgar Street the following season in a Carling Cup match where Lionel Ainsworth grabbed all the headlines with a stunning hattrick. In March 2008, Morris has his contract terminated by Yeovil after another major injury, with the striker stating "I shall need another manager with the patience and foresight of Russell Slade". Morris played for the Brewers last season and despite only scoring 7 goals in 28 games, was highly praised by management and supporters alike for his role in taking Burton into the Football League.
Morris had great potential as a youngster and will be looking to re-discover his form after a career, so far, hit by major injuries to his knee. His most recent major injury was actually sustained at Edgar Street when playing for Yeovil!
