Jonathan Morgan, the manager at the centre of the Football Association’s investigation into the Maddy Cusack tragedy, has agreed to give evidence at an inquest into her death.
At a pre-trial review at Chesterfield coroner’s court on Monday, Morgan came face to face with Cusack’s family for the first time since her death and confirmed he had given evidence to the FA’s year-long inquiry.
That inquiry has now been completed, with more than 40 witnesses interviewed, and the FA will consider the findings before deciding what needs to happen next.
Stephen Walsh, the FA’s barrister, told the hearing the report was being assessed by independent counsel and would be supplied to the coroner’s court by Friday. “Substantial elements of the report are relevant to a disciplinary investigation under FA rules,” he added.
Cusack, 27, took her own life in September 2023, leading to her family putting together a seven-page, 3,350-word complaint about her last seven months with Sheffield United — coinciding with the appointment of Morgan as their women’s team manager the previous February.
Morgan has always denied contributing to Cusack’s emotional anguish, stating that they had a normal working relationship and that he had tried to help her career.
However, the family’s…
