Hugh Morgan (1875 – after 1907)
MUFCinfo ther source shows birth year of 1876was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for several clubs in both Scotland and England. Born in

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, Morgan started his career with Harthill Thistle, but moved to

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in August 1896 before transferring to

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four months later. He joined

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

in February 1899 for £200, then

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in December 1900. Morgan then joined

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, and made 12 league appearances for them and three in the

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in the 1901–02 season. Morgan made his City debut on 7 September 1901 against Sunderland, with his home debut against Small Heath following the next week. He played in 10 of City's first 13 games of the season, and scored his only goal against

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on 30 November 1901. Morgan's final City appearance was on 22 February 1902 against Grimsby Town. He signed for Accrington Stanley in the summer of 1903, before joining

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in May 1904. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the

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campaign – a goalless draw at Leicester Fosse on 3 September. He went on to make a quarter-century of league appearances for ''the Seasiders'', scoring four goals in the process (including one in a defeat at his former club, Manchester United, on 24 April 1905, in his final game). He also scored Blackpool's only goal in their

campaign that season, a First Round defeat at

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on 14 January.Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', Breedon Books Sport, p. 184 He returned to Scotland after leaving Blackpool, playing two final seasons with Hamilton Academical from 1905 to 1907. He averaged a goal every other game, scoring 12 times in 24 appearances in all competitions.

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