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Christopher Paul Morgan (born 9 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer and football coach. An "uncompromising" defender, he scored 24 goals in 491 league and cup appearances in a 16-year career in English football. He began his career at Barnsley, making his debut for the club in the Premier League in January 1998. Barnsley were relegated at the end of the season, and he would stay on at the club to make a total of 212 league and cup appearances across six seasons, scoring eight goals. He signed with Sheffield United in July 2003 and was soon appointed club captain. He was named the club's Player of the Year in 2004. He helped the club to secure promotion out of the Championship in 2005–06, though United's stay in the Premier League lasted only one season. He scored 16 goals in 279 league and cup appearances in nine seasons at Bramall Lane. He was sent off six times each for Barnsley and Sheffield United, holding the club record for red cards at both clubs. He retired due to injury in July 2012 and went on to coach at Sheffield United, serving the club as caretaker manager over two separate spells in 2013. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article