Jerry Morgan Explained

Jerry Morgan
Fullname:Frederick Jerry Morgan
Birth Date:5 November 1897
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Bristol, England
Height:5 ft 10 in
Position:Inside left
Years1:1912
Years2:1913
Years3:1919
Years4:1919–1925
Years5:1925
Years6:1927
Years7:1927
Years8:1931
Clubs8:Bristol South Wednesday
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Caps4:114
Goals4:25

Frederick "Jerry" Morgan was a professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers between 1919 and 1925, having previously played 2 games for Bristol City. He was part of a large footballing family from Barton Hill in Bristol[1] His brother Jim played for Wolves, and brother Tom played for Bristol City. His nephew William James Morgan also obtained 104 caps for Bristol Rovers between 1946 and 1952. Jerry Morgan scored two hat tricks for Rovers, one against Worksop Town in a famous 9-0 cup victory in 1920, and the other against Norwich in 1923.

He served in the Royal Navy during World War I as a stoker on board the dreadnought HMS Marlborough. He died of throat cancer in Bristol in 1953.

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  1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gasheadnz/8193635359/ Barton Hill Footballing Family