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]
 Morgan while with Hull City | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Morgan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1890[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverkeithing, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1916 (aged 26)[3] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Inverkeithing Renton | |||
| –1913 | Inverkeithing United | ||
| 1913–1915 | Hull City | 52 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
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,[5] of wounds caused by a shell blast.[6][7] He was buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics edit
| 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 | ||
Honours edit
Inverkeithing Renton
Inverkeithing United
- Scottish Junior Cup: 1912–13[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 209. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "86 Doug Morgan". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Check out For club and country's fundraising page, Hull City". For Club and Country. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Douglas Morgan | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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