Full name Alfred Stanley Morgan Playing position | Date of death 1971 (aged 50–51) Name Stan Morgan | |
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Date of birth (1920-10-10)10 October 1920 | ||
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Alfred Stanley Morgan (10 October 1920 – 1971) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
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Career
Born in Abergwynfi, Morgan was with Arsenal from 1938 to 1948, and also played for Walsall, Millwall, Leyton Orient and Tunbridge Wells.
Stan Morgan was one of the supporting troops for the Bruneval Raid in 1942, whilst serving as a Royal Fusilier. He went on to serve in the Parachute Regiment during World War II. He qualified as a military parachutist on course 51 which ran at RAF Ringway from 15 to 27 February 1943 and was subsequently posted to the 6th Parachute Battalion serving with No 7 Platoon in A Company. While with the Battalion he served on Operations in Italy, the South of France, Greece and Palestine.
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