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Alex Morris (born 5 October 1983) is an English professional football manager, and is currently assistant manager of EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Alex Morris

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Morris
Date of birth	(1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Crewe, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
Years	Team
1997–2002	Crewe Alexandra
Teams managed
Years	Team
2022	Crewe Alexandra

Career

Playing career

Morris joined Crewe's youth system as a midfielder and was a contemporary of players including Dean Ashton, David Vaughan and Lee Bell.[1]

He was a member of Crewe's reserve side which won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 2003. Despite injury difficulties including a stress fracture of his shin, Morris was, alongside fellow Academy graduate Chris McCready, offered a one-year contract by manager Dario Gradi in 2004.[2][3] He remained part of Gradi's first team squad until 2006, but injuries prevented him from making a first-team appearance for the club and forced his early retirement as a player.[1]

Coaching and managerial career

Morris then focussed on earning coaching qualifications, working in Crewe's Academy set-up. He was manager of Crewe's under-18 side that reached the quarter-final of the 2015 FA Youth Cup,[1] beating Arsenal, Bolton and Fulham en route to defeat by eventual finalists Manchester City.[4]

After club manager Steve Davis was sacked in January 2017, the new incoming manager David Artell made Morris part of his senior management team alongside assistant Kenny Lunt.[5] Morris managed the Crewe reserve side which won the Cheshire Senior Cup in May 2017.[1]

Some five years later, as Crewe struggled to avoid relegation from EFL League One, Artell reshuffled his management team, appointing Morris as assistant manager, with Lunt becoming player development manager.[6] After the club was relegated with four games still to play, Crewe parted company with Artell on 11 April 2022, and Morris was appointed interim manager to the end of the 2021–22 season, with Lee Bell as his assistant.[7]

Morris said he wanted Crewe to make the most of a "mini two-week season" comprising their final four League One fixtures, while also declaring his interest in becoming the next Crewe manager: "I'd love to take the job long-term. I've been at this club for a long, long time and I believe I have the credentials."[8] Crewe won their first game under Morris, a 3–1 home victory over AFC Wimbledon on 15 April 2022.[9] Morris was appointed the permanent manager on 28 April 2022.[10][11]

With the Alex winless in nine games, on 4 November 2022, Morris stepped down as Crewe Alexandra manager "for compassionate reasons" and reverted to assistant manager with Bell becoming interim manager.[12][13]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Crewe Alexandra	11 April 2022	4 November 2022	24	5	9	10	020.8
Total			24	5	9	10	020.8

References

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