Hugh Morgan (footballer, born 1875)
Hugh Morgan (1875 – unknown)[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 and 3 FA Cup appearances for them in the 1901–02 season.[4] Morgan made his City debut on 7 September 1901 against Sunderland, with his home debut versus Small 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 before retiring). 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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Profile and Man Utd stats at mufcinfo.com
- ↑ Morgan's stats at aboutmanutd.com
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Man City stats at mcfcstats.com
- 1 2 3 Gary James (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
External links
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk