Doug Morgan (footballer, born 1890)

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.[1]

Doug Morgan
Personal information
Full name Douglas Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1890-06-18)18 June 1890[2]
Place of birth Inverkeithing, Scotland
Date of death 31 December 1916(1916-12-31) (aged 26)[3]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Inverkeithing Renton
0000–1913 Inverkeithing United
1913–1915 Hull City 52 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[3]

Honours

Inverkeithing Renton

Inverkeithing United

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1913–14[2] Second Division 23 0 2 0 25 0
1914–15[2] 29 0 4 0 33 0
Career total 52 0 6 0 58 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 209. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "86 Doug Morgan". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. "Check out For club and country's fundraising page, Hull City". For Club and Country. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. "Douglas Morgan | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 May 2020.


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