Full name Frederick Morgan Name Jerry Morgan Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Place of death Bristol, England Place of birth Bristol, England | |
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Date of birth (1897-11-05)5 November 1897 Date of death 9 May 1953(1953-05-09) (aged 55) | ||
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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 from Barton Hill in Bristol 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 World War I as a stoker on board the dreadnought HMS Marlborough. He died of throat cancer in Bristol in 1953.
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