Morgan had made his first appearance in the green shirt for the under-15s - against Northern Ireland in Belfast, as captain under manager
Joe McGrath and had also played at under-16 and under-18. Thomas Morgan came to prominence during the
1997 FIFA World Youth Championships where he captained the Irish team which won the bronze medal. During those championships he lined up alongside the like of
Damien Duff to face players like
Juan Román Riquelme and
Esteban Cambiasso of Argentina. At that time he was on the books of
Blackburn Rovers and was highly regarded by the club having signed on his sixteenth birthday. There were offers to play with English lower league clubs but Morgan decided to return to Ireland and signed for
St Patrick's Athletic where he won back to back league titles in '98 and '99. Morgan moved to
Newry Town F.C. in the Irish League making a scoring debut at Omagh Town on 26 August 2000. He returned to the
League of Ireland where he spent time with
Bray Wanderers (39 total appearances),
Shelbourne (where he won back to back league titles in '03 and '04) and
Dundalk before joining
Kildare County at the beginning of the 2006 season. His first cousin is
Wesley Hoolahan. ==References==