Essentially a left-back Steve Morris, who played for Exeter City between 1969 and 1972, needed to develop into an utility player given the consistency of Jimmy Blain. He nonetheless made over seventy league appearances having signed for the club from Bristol City and later played for Cheltenham Town. 

Signing for Exeter City in June 1969 together with Bristol City teammate John Giles, Steve had been an apprentice at Ashton Gate since signing a full contract in June 1967 but had never played for the first-team.

Making a goalscoring debut for the Grecians in a 2-1 home defeat against Darlington in August 1969, Steve appeared in 33 league matches during his first term at St James’ Park. Becoming something of an utility player he then made another 23 league appearances in 1970/71, as he performed in both defence and midfield, but could only muster sixteen appearances during his third and final season at St James’ Park. 

Having now rarely figured beyond early January 1972, Steve signed for Cheltenham Town in the summer of 1972 before later having a spell with Bideford. He continued to live in the Exeter area and later worked on the railways.