William Henry Morgan (24 March 1889 – 23 May 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played senior football in three different Australian states.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Morgan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Parramatta, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 1965 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Subiaco | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1910–13; 1920 | Subiaco | 82 (unknown) | |
| 1914–15; 1917–18 | South Melbourne | 60 (100) | |
| 1919 | Footscray | 16 (66) | |
| 1921 | Carlton | 10 (25) | |
| 1922 | West Adelaide | 5 (12) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1910 | Western Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of George Morgan, and Ellen Morgan, née Child , William Henry Morgan was born at Harris Park in Parramatta, New South Wales on 24 March 1889.[1]
Football edit
Cottesloe (WAFA) edit
Morgan moved to Perth in the late 1900s, where he began playing for the Cottesloe Football Club in the second-level West Australian Football Association (WAFA), a precursor to the present Claremont Football Club.
Subiaco (WAFL) edit
In 1910, he transferred to the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and spent most of his time at either half back or as a centreman. A dual Western Australian interstate representative, Morgan was a member of Subiaco's 1912 premiership teams.[2]
South Melbourne (VFL) edit
When he became a VFL footballer with South Melbourne in 1914, Morgan began playing as a forward was the top goal-kicker at his club twice, on both sides of their war enforced recess in 1916. He had kicked 27 in 1914, and his most impressive tally came in 1915 when he managed 48 goals, finishing third in the VFL behind Collingwood's Dick Lee and Fitzroy's Jimmy Freake.
While at South Melbourne he also played in the forward pocket in the team's 1914 Grand Final loss to Carlton. Despite making eight appearances in 1918, Morgan was not selected in that year's premiership team.
Footscray (VFA) edit
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Morgan second from left, 3rd row back
Footscray acquired his services for the 1919 VFA season. He was a member of their premiership side that year.[3]
Subiaco (WAFL) edit
In 1920 he returned to Subiaco for another stint.
Carlton (VFL) edit
In 1921, he returned to the VFL playing for Carlton. Morgan had a good start at Carlton, kicking five goals from full-forward in his first game for the club and another five in his third.
West Adelaide (SANFL) edit
In 1922, he moved to the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he made five appearances for 12 goals.
North Broken Hill (BHFL) edit
In 1923 he was playing for the North Broken Hill Football Club in the Broken Hill Football League (BHFL): and in 1924 he was the team's captain.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration no.18638/1889.
- ^ Premiership players 1904–1930 – West Australian Football League. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Football: Footscray are Premiers, The (Footscray) Independent, (Saturday, 4 October 1919) p. 1.
- ^ Broken Hill Football League (Photograph), The (Hobart) Mercury, (Saturday, 19 July 1924), p. 5.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links edit
- Harry Morgan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Morgan at AustralianFootball.com
- William Henry (Harry) Morgan, at WAFL FootyFacts.
- Harry Morgan, at The VFA Project.
- William Morgan, at Blueseum.