Hugh Morgan

Hugh Morgan
Born:
7 August 1874
Place of Birth:
Longriggend, Scotland
Died:
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
Joined Liverpool:
£200, 26.03.1898
Contract Expiry:
June 1900
Debut:
02 Apr 1898
First goal:
16 Apr 1898
Last goal:
13 Jan 1900
Last appearance:
24 Mar 1900
Games/goals ratio:
4
Minutes/goal:
360
Win ratio:
39.71% W:27 D:14 L:27
League: Apps / Goals:
59 / 14
All Competitions: Apps / Goals:
68 / 17
International debut:
19.03.1898 vs. Wales
International caps:
2/0 (1/0 as a LFC player) - 08.04.1899
Also played against Liverpool:
Opposition profile

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

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1897-1898 4 0 0 0 0 4
1898-1899 32 6 0 0 0 38
1899-1900 23 3 0 0 0 26
Totals 59 9 0 0 0 68

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Apps Mins Opponent
68 6,120 All opponents
7 630 West Bromwich Albion
6 540 Sheffield United
5 450 Aston Villa
5 450 Notts County
4 360 Blackburn Rovers
4 360 Derby County
4 360 Everton
4 360 Newcastle United
4 360 Stoke City
3 270 Burnley
3 270 Bury
3 270 Nottingham Forest
3 270 Preston North End
3 270 Sheffield Wednesday
3 270 Sunderland
3 270 Wolves
2 180 Bolton Wanderers
1 90 Glossop North End
1 90 Manchester City
Total Started/substitutions
68 Started
0 Substituted
0 Substitute
0 On bench
Total Venue
31 Home
34 Away
3 Neutral
Total Competition
59 League
9 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
68 27 14 27 39.7% Tom Watson

Goals per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1897-1898 1 0 0 0 0 1
1898-1899 10 3 0 0 0 13
1899-1900 3 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 14 3 0 0 0 17

The player scored 17 goals in 15 different matches.

A more detailed look at the player's goals

Total Started/substitutions
17 Started
Total Competition
14 League
3 FA Cup
Total Goal origin
17 Open play