Ernie Morgan
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| Ernie Morgan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Morgan | |
| Date of birth | January 13, 1927 | |
| Place of birth | Royston, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1943-? | Royston Youth Club | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?-1949 1949-1953 1953-1957 |
Royston Colliery Lincoln City Gillingham |
? (?) 3 (0)[1] 155 (73)[2] |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1962-1966 1966-1972 1972-1973 1973-1975 1978-1980 1982-1983 |
Chatham Town Dartford Maidstone United Dartford Tonbridge Dartford |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ernest "Ernie" Morgan (born Royston, 13 January, 1927) is an English former professional football (soccer) player and manager. He spent the bulk of his career with Gillingham, where he set a record for the highest number of goals scored in a single season which stands to this day.
[edit] Playing career
Morgan worked as a miner from the age of 14 and played for his colliery football team, leading them to a Sheffield Senior Cup win shortly after World War II, the first time a works team had won the cup.[3]
Morgan initially turned down the chance to turn professional, despite being offered a contract by Barnsley, but eventually signed for Lincoln City, albeit on a part-time basis. He only managed three Football League appearances for the "Red Imps" and was allowed to move on to Gillingham in 1953 for a fee of £3,000.[3]
Finally turning fully professional with the Kent club, he scored 21 goals in his debut season and then topped this by scoring 31 in 1954–55, a new club record. This record was equalled by Brian Yeo during the 1970s but Morgan remains the joint holder of the record to this day.[4][5]
Morgan's playing career came to an end due to injury in 1957.[3]
[edit] Managerial career
In 1962 Morgan was appointed manager of Chatham Town, having previously served as coach. He went on to manage a number of other Kent non-league clubs, with his greatest success coming at Dartford, whom he led to the Southern League championship and an appearance in the FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 - 1986/87 & 1988/89 - 2005/06. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
- ^ GILLINGHAM : 1950/51 - 2005/06. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ a b c d Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p226. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p348. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ History of the Gills. Gillingham F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
