Mick Morgan
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Featherstone | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Prop, Hooker, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1965–78 | Wakefield Trinity | 270 | ||||
| 1978–79 | York | |||||
| 1979–82 | Featherstone Rovers | |||||
| 1982–83 | Carlisle | |||||
| 1983–86 | Oldham | 96 | 6 | 23 | ||
| 1986–89 | Castleford | |||||
| Total | 366 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Yorkshire | ≥6 | |||||
| 1975 | England | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1982–83 | Carlisle | |||||
| 1997 | Castleford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Mick Morgan is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and coach of the 1980s and 90s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Captain) (Heritage #730), York, Featherstone Rovers, Carlisle, Oldham and Castleford as a Centre, Prop, Hooker, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 3 or 4, 8 or 10, 9, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Carlisle and Castleford.
Morgan started his career in the junior ranks at Featherstone Rovers before signing his first professional contract at Wakefield Trinity in 1965, he made his début as a Centre against Batley on Friday 1 April 1966 at Mount Pleasant, Batley. Morgan won caps for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1975 against France (sub), and Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France (sub), Wales, New Zealand (sub), and Australia, and in 1975 against Papua New Guinea.[1] Morgan's Testimonial match at Wakefield Trinity was the 13-5 victory over Featherstone Rovers at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Thursday 1 January 1976. In 1978 he moved to York for one season.
After finishing his playing career, Morgan became a club commentator for Castleford. His colourful commentary is particularly well-known for an outburst he made during the 1993–94 Regal Trophy final between Castleford and Wigan.[2]
References
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "The most biased commentary ever?". Orange UK. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Player Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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