- Birthdate: 7 August 1874
- Birthplace: Longriggend, Scotland
- Date of death: 30 June 1938
- Other clubs: Longriggend Wanderers, St. Mirren (1896-98), Blackburn Rovers (1900-03), Dundee (1903-04), St. Mirren (2 / 1904-07)
- Signed from: St. Mirren
- Signed for LFC: £200, 26.03.1898
- International debut: 19.03.1898 vs. Wales
- International caps: 2/0 (1/0 as a LFC player) - 08.04.1899
- Liverpool debut: 02.04.1898
- Last appearance: 24.03.1900
- Debut goal: 16.04.1898
- Last goal: 13.01.1900
- Contract expiry: June 1900
- Win ratio: 39.71% W:27 D:14 L:27
- Games/goals ratio: 4
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 4 / 0
- League games / goals: 59 / 14
- Total games / goals: 68 / 17
Player Profile
One week after making his Scotland debut this skilful, little forward joined Liverpool from St. Mirren. He made his debut at Notts County on 2 April 1898 and played in the last four first division fixtures of that season, scoring against Aston Villa. He missed just two League fixtures the following season and was the club’s leading scorer with 13 goals as Liverpool finished runners-up, two points behind champions Aston Villa. He joined first division Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 1900 and as fate would have it made his debut against Liverpool on 1 September 1900 at Anfield, losing 3-0 to the Reds. Blackburn finished ninth that season while Liverpool took the League Championship. Morgan had a successful career at Rovers playing 77 first division games and scoring 18 goals in three years. He returned to his native Scotland in September 1903 when he joined Dundee regarded at the age of 29 as "admittedly on the old side", but the Evening Telegraph concluded that "often do players who have reached his years appear to receive a new lease of life when the company is changed."
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
7 |
630 |
WBA |
6 |
540 |
Sheffield United |
5 |
450 |
Aston Villa |
5 |
450 |
Notts County |
4 |
360 |
Blackburn Rovers |
4 |
360 |
Everton |
4 |
360 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
360 |
Derby |
4 |
360 |
Stoke City |
3 |
270 |
Sunderland |
3 |
270 |
Bury |
3 |
270 |
Preston North End |
3 |
270 |
Wolves |
3 |
270 |
Nottingham Forest |
3 |
270 |
Burnley |
3 |
270 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
2 |
180 |
Bolton Wanderers |
1 |
90 |
Glossop North End |
1 |
90 |
Manchester City |
Total |
Venue |
34 |
Away |
31 |
Home |
3 |
Neutral |
Total |
W |
D |
L |
Win % |
Manager |
68 |
27 |
14 |
27 |
39.7% |
Tom Watson |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
02.04.1898 |
Notts County |
Trent Bridge |
League |
50 |
14.10.1899 |
Bury |
Gigg Lane |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
44 |
16.04.1898 |
Aston Villa |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Longriggend Wanderers |
|
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
St. Mirren |
1895-1896 |
Scotland Division 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
St. Mirren |
1896-1897 |
Scotland Division 1 |
16 |
4 |
16 |
4 |
St. Mirren |
1897-1898 |
Scotland Division 1 |
18 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1900-1901 |
England First Division |
26 |
6 |
27 |
6 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1901-1902 |
England First Division |
28 |
7 |
29 |
7 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1902-1903 |
England First Division |
23 |
5 |
23 |
5 |
Dundee |
1903-1904 |
Scotland Division 1 |
18 |
4 |
18 |
4 |
St. Mirren |
1904-1905 |
Scotland 1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Total |
134 |
27 |
136 |
27 |