John Morgan (footballer, born 1854)
John Richard Morgan (1854 – 11 April 1937) was a Welsh international footballer who earned ten caps between 1877 and 1883.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Richard Morgan | ||
| Date of birth | 1854 | ||
| Place of birth | Llansamlet, Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 1937 (aged 82–83) | ||
| Place of death | Bath, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1874–1877 | Cambridge University | ||
| Notts County | 0 | (0) | |
| 1877–1883 | Derby School | ||
| International career | |||
| 1877–1883 | Wales | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born at Llansamlet, near Swansea, Glamorgan, where his father, the Rev. Morgan Rice Morgan, was Vicar.[2] He was educated at Oundle School and St John's School, Leatherhead, and from 1874 to 1878 studied at Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] where he was awarded in 1877 a Blue for Association Football. He was Assistant Master at Park House School, Reading; Derby School, 1879–1883; and Somersetshire College, Bath. In 1885 he founded with his wife, Katherine Emily Bennett (1887-1942), Connaught House Preparatory School in Weymouth, Dorset.[3] He retired in 1920 and died on 11 April 1937 at 13, Somerset Place, Bath, and was buried at Lansdown Cemetery, Bath, Somerset.[2]
References edit
- ^ "John Morgan, international footballer". eu-football.info.
- ^ a b Obituary for J.R. Morgan, Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette, 17 April 1937
- ^ a b "John Morgan (MRGN874JR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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