Hugh Morgan (footballer, born 1875)
Hugh Morgan (1875 – after 1907)[1][2] [other source shows birth year of 1876][3] was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in both Scotland and England.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Harthill Thistle | |||
| 1896 | Airdrieonians | 13 | (11) |
| 1896–1899 | Sunderland | 54 | (16) |
| 1899–1900 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | (16) |
| 1900–1901 | Newton Heath | 20 | (4) |
| 1901–1902 | Manchester City | 12 | (1) |
| 1902–1904 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1904–1905 | Blackpool | 25 | (4) |
| 1906–1907 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Lanarkshire,[1] Morgan started his career with Harthill Thistle,[1] but moved to Airdrieonians in August 1896 before transferring to Sunderland four months later.[4][5] He joined Bolton Wanderers[6] in February 1899 for £200, then Newton Heath in December 1900.[1]
Morgan then joined Manchester City, and made 12 league appearances for them and three in the FA Cup in the 1901–02 season.[7] Morgan made his City debut on 7 September 1901 against Sunderland, with his home debut againstSmall Heath following the next week.[8] He played in 10 of City's first 13 games of the season, and scored his only goal against Nottingham Forest on 30 November 1901.[8] Morgan's final City appearance was on 22 February 1902 against Grimsby Town.[8]
He signed for Accrington Stanley in the summer of 1903, before joining Blackpool in May 1904. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 1904–05 campaign – a goalless draw at Leicester Fosse on 3 September. He went on to make a quarter-century of league appearances for the Seasiders, scoring four goals in the process (including one in a defeat at his former club, Manchester United, on 24 April 1905, in his final game). He also scored Blackpool's only goal in their FA Cup campaign that season, a First Round defeat at Bristol City on 14 January.[9]
He returned to Scotland after leaving Blackpool, playing two final seasons with Hamilton Academical from 1905 to 1907. He averaged a goal every other game, scoring 12 times in 24 appearances in all competitions.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hugh Morgan, MUFCinfo
- ^ "Morgan's stats at aboutmanutd.com". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Hugh Morgan, TheStatCat
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ Hugh Morgan, BlueMoon
- ^ a b c James, Gary (2006). Manchester City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 184
- ^ "MORGAN, Hugh (1905)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
External links
edit- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk