Stan Morgan

Stan Morgan
Personal information
Full name Alfred Stanley Morgan
Date of birth (1920-10-10)10 October 1920
Place of birth Abergwynfi, Wales
Date of death

1971 (aged 5051)

Place of death London, England
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
Gwynfi Welfare
1938–1946 Gwynfi Welfare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Arsenal 2 (0)
1948–1949 Walsall 10 (1)
1949–1953 Millwall 156 (21)
1953–1956 Leyton Orient 96 (24)
Tunbridge Wells
Total 314 (135)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alfred Stanley Morgan (10 October 1920 – 1971) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Abergwynfi, Morgan was with Arsenal from 1938 to 1948,[1] and also played for Walsall, Millwall, Leyton Orient and Tunbridge Wells.[2]

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.[3]

References


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