Doug Morgan (footballer, born 1890) explained

Doug Morgan
Fullname:Douglas Morgan
Birth Date:18 June 1890[1]
Birth Place:Inverkeithing, Scotland
Death Place:West Flanders, Belgium
Height:5 ft 9 in[2]
Position:Left back
Clubs1:Inverkeithing Renton
Years2:–1913
Clubs2:Inverkeithing United
Years3:1913–1915
Clubs3:Hull City
Caps3:52
Goals3:0

Douglas Morgan (18 June 1890 – 31 December 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Hull City.[3]

Personal life

Morgan served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and died at a Field Ambulance in West Flanders on New Year's Eve 1916,[4] of wounds caused by a shell blast.[5] [6] He was buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City1913–14Second Division23020250
1914–1529040330
Career total52060580

Honours

Inverkeithing Renton

Inverkeithing United

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 86 Doug Morgan . 30 August 2020 . On Cloud Seven.
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 209.
  4. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180515183714/http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf . 15 May 2018 . 15 May 2018 . 11.
  5. Web site: Check out For club and country's fundraising page, Hull City . 10 March 2019 . For Club and Country . en.
  6. Web site: Douglas Morgan Service Record . 25 May 2020 . Football and the First World War . en-US.