Jerry Morgan

Jerry Morgan

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Morgan
Date of birth	5 November 1897(1897-11-05)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	9 May 1953(1953-05-09) (aged 55)
Place of death	Bristol, England
Height	5 feet 10 inches
Playing position	Striker - Inside Left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1912	Fishponds City
1913	Caerphilly Town
1919	Bristol City	2	(0)
1919–1925	Bristol Rovers	114	(25)
1925	Brislington Wednesday
1927	Showmans Guild
1927	Bristol City Wednesday
1931	Bristol South Wednesday
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Frederick "Jerry" Morgan was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers between 1919 and 1925 having previously played 2 games for Bristol City. He was part of a large footballing family - his brother Jim played for Wolves, and brother Tom played for Bristol City. His nephew William James Morgan also obtained 104 caps for Bristol Rovers between 1946 and 1952. Jerry Morgan scored two hatricks for Rovers, one against Worksop Town in a famous 9-0 cup victory in 1920, and the other against Norwich in 1923.

He served in the Royal Navy during WWI as a stoker on board the dreadnought HMS Malborough. He died of throat cancer in Bristol in 1953.

Sources

• Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (1994). Pirates in Profile. Bedminster, Bristol: Potten Barber and Murray Ltd. pp. 174. ISBN 0-9524835 0 5. 

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Name	Morgan, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 November 1897
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	9 May 1953
Place of death	Bristol, England