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.

For the St Mirren and Liverpool player, see Hugh Morgan (footballer, born 1869).

Hugh Morgan
Personal information
Date of birth 1875 (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
  1. Hugh Morgan, MUFCinfo
  2. "Morgan's stats at aboutmanutd.com". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. Hugh Morgan, TheStatCat
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Overall Appearances/Goals Record -M, BWFCstats (archived version, 2013)
  7. Hugh Morgan, BlueMoon
  8. James, Gary (2006). Manchester City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
  9. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 184
  10. "MORGAN, Hugh (1905)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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