John Morgan (footballer, born 1854) explained

John Morgan
Fullname:John Richard Morgan
Birth Date:1 October 1854[1]
Birth Place:Llansamlet, Swansea, Wales
Death Place:Bath, England
Position:Full back
Years1:1874–1877
Clubs1:Cambridge University
Clubs3:Notts County
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1877–1883
Clubs4:Derby School
Nationalyears1:1877–1883
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:2

John Richard Morgan (1 October 1854 – 11 April 1937) was a Welsh international footballer who earned ten caps between 1877 and 1883.[2]

Born at Llansamlet, near Swansea, Glamorgan, where his father, the Rev. Morgan Rice Morgan, was Vicar.[3] He was educated at Oundle School and St John's School, Leatherhead, and from 1874 to 1878 studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. where he was awarded in 1877 a Blue for Association Football. He was Assistant Master at Park House School, Reading; Derby School, 1879–1883; and Somersetshire College, Bath. In 1885 he founded with his wife, Katherine Emily Bennett (1887-1942), Connaught House Preparatory School in Weymouth, Dorset. He retired in 1920 and died on 11 April 1937 at 13, Somerset Place, Bath, and was buried at Lansdown Cemetery, Bath, Somerset.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14354 "John Richard Morgan"
  2. Web site: John Morgan, international footballer. eu-football.info.
  3. Obituary for J.R. Morgan, Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette, 17 April 1937