Roger Morgan

Roger Ernest Morgan (born 14 November 1946) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers[1] and Tottenham Hotspur.[2]

For the designer, see Roger Morgan (designer). For the English librarian, see Roger Morgan (librarian).

Roger Morgan
Personal information
Full name Roger Ernest Morgan
Date of birth (1946-11-14) 14 November 1946
Place of birth Walthamstow, London, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1969 Queens Park Rangers 180 (39)
1969–1972 Tottenham Hotspur 68 (8)
Total 248 (47)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Walthamstow, London, Morgan came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers to make his debut in a 2–2 draw against Gillingham on 3 October 1964.[3] He scored QPR's first ever goal at Wembley, their first goal in the 1967 Football League Cup Final against West Bromwich Albion, which QPR won 3–2 with further goals from Rodney Marsh and Mark Lazarus to overturn a two-goal deficit.[4]

In total, Morgan played 180 league games for QPR scoring 39 goals[1] before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1969 for a fee of £110,000. [5] Injury forced his early retirement in 1973.

He spent 18 years at West Ham United as Football in the Community Manager.[6] Roger Morgan coached David Beckham as a youngster.

Morgan's identical twin brother Ian also played for QPR. They adopted different hairstyles in order to tell them apart when playing in the same team.[6]

References
  1. "Queens Park Rangers : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  2. "Tottenham Hotspur : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  3. Westerberg, Kenneth. "1964/65" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRnet. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  4. Murphy, Alex (2 May 2009). "Mike Keen: Footballer who captained Third Division Queen's Park Rangers to League Cup victory in 1967". The Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  5. "Roger MORGAN - League appearances. - Tottenham Hotspur FC". Football Heroes. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. "Blast From The Past". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009.


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