Willie Morgan

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Willie Morgan (born October 2, 1944 in Sauchie) was a Scottish football player.

A winger, Willie started his career with Burnley making his first team debut against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in 1963. It is reckoned that during his time at Burnley he was first player ever to have his own fan club. He made his Scotland debut against Northern Ireland at Belfast in 1967.

During the summer of 1968 he was transferred to Manchester United. He would score 34 goals for United. He played in the World Cup Finals of 1974, which took place in West Germany.

With Steve Coppell coming through the United ranks, Willie moved back to Burnley in 1975, his stay at Turf Moor lasted less than a year. He moved to Bolton Wanderers, enjoying a successful spell at Burnden Park before finishing his career at Blackpool.

Morgan played summers on loan in the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s, playing for the Chicago Sting in 1977 and Minnesota Kicks the following three summers.

Morgan won 21 caps for Scotland, scoring once against Denmark in 1972.

	Scotland squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Harvey | 2 Jardine | 3 McGrain | 4 Bremner | 5 Holton | 6 Blackley | 7 Johnstone | 8 Dalglish | 9 Jordan | 10 Hay | 11 Lorimer | 12 Allan | 13 Stewart | 14 Buchan | 15 Cormack | 16 Donachie | 17 Ford | 18 Huchison | 19 Law | 20 Morgan | 21 McQueen | 22 Schaedler | Coach: Ormond