Hugh Morgan (footballer, born 1875)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1875 | ||
Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Harthill Thistle | |||
1896 | Airdrieonians | ||
1896–1899 | Sunderland | ||
1899–1900 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
1900–1901 | Newton Heath | ||
1901–1902 | Manchester City | ||
1902–1904 | Accrington Stanley | ||
1904–1905 | Blackpool | ||
1905–1907 | Hamilton Academical | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
Born in Lanarkshire,[1] Morgan started his career with Harthill Thistle,[1] but moved to Airdrieonians in August 1896 before moving to Sunderland four months later. He joined Bolton Wanderers 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.[4] Morgan made his City debut on 7 September 1901 against Sunderland, with his home debut againstSmall Heath following the next week.[5] 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.[5] Morgan's final City appearance was on 22 February 1902 against Grimsby Town.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Profile and Man Utd stats at mufcinfo.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ Man City stats at mcfcstats.com
- ^ 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
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- 1875 births
- Sportspeople from North Lanarkshire
- Scottish footballers
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Association football forwards