Dale Morton is a professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 footballer who currently plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...

 in the Super League

Super League

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. He plays primarily as a centre but can play on the wings. His début season came in 2009

Super League XIV

The 2009 Super League season is the fourteenth season of rugby league since the Super League format was introduced in 1996...

 where he played 3 games, scoring one try.

Knottingley Rockware & Football

Dale Morton played for his local club Knottingley Rockware from the age of 13. He was spotted playing at a young age by former Knottingley Rockware now Bradford Bulls Hooker Wayne Godwin

Wayne Godwin

Wayne Godwin, born 13 March 1982 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an English rugby league player.Wayne Godwin plays for Salford City Reds in the Super League.Godwins's position of choice is at hooker...

. He also has played for Wakefield Service Area And Yorkshire at Under 14 & 15's Level. Morton was on scolarship with the Castleford Tigers

Castleford Tigers

Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...

 until Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...

 offered him a contract at the age of 16. Clubs such as Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...

 and Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

 were interested in signing Morton.

While playing for Knottingley Rockware he helped his side win the many throphys. Such as the Castleford & District Cup 2005 (Were he was spotted playing in the final against Castleford Lock Lane by current Wakefield Coach John Kear

John Kear

John Kear is an English rugby league coach and former rugby league player. Kear is currently the coach of Batley Bulldogs...

.

Before the age of 13, Morton played football for local Knottingley team Kellingley Welfare Fc. From the age 8 till 13 he was been watched by clubs such as Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Barnsley FC. He then opted to play rugby league with school friends and from that day has been a success in the sport.

First team appearances

Morton made his first team début in a 30-24 win away to Salford City Reds

Salford City Reds

Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...

 in round 23, where he came on off the bench. He then made his first start in a 40-28 win away at Warrington Wolves

Warrington Wolves

Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....

, a game in which he scored a try playing on the wing. He made his third appearance in a 24-10 win at home to Hull KR

Hull Kingston Rovers

Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...

in the last round of the regular season.