Morris
was previously manager of Worsbrough Bridge Athletic where he guided them to
safety in the 2017/18 season after they had endured a terrible start to the
season and he followed that up the following season by steering Worsbrough to
their highest ever finish of seventh.
He
has also managed at Frickley Athletic in the Northern Premier League Premier
Division and at Goole AFC.
Before
turning to management Morris was an accomplished striker at the likes of
Frickley, Matlock Town, Buxton, Worksop Town and Harrogate Town as well as
playing professionally for Rotherham United and Chesterfield.
Morris
told https://www.armthorpewelfare.teamexpert.co.uk: “I am very pleased to be
joining a great club like Armthorpe Welfare who are a side I’ve had great
battles with during my time as both a player and a manager. I believe the pitch
is up there with one of the best in the league and with the bar improvements
things are going in the right direction.
“I
can’t wait to meet the lads when this lockdown has ended. I’m very lucky to be
inheriting a fantastic squad, many I know and many I’m looking forward to
getting to know. I hope to carry the confidence on from the last 2 wins in
which Steve, Alan, Adam and Reece did a fantastic job to help the team move
forwards.”
Welfare
chairman Steve Baskerville added: “I am delighted that we have been able to
appoint a manager of the calibre of Lee Morris. He possesses all the attributes
that we were looking for in a manager. There were some very strong applications
and the committee had a tough decision to make but we are sure that Lee will
prove that we have made the right call once we can get back to playing football
again”. |