Wendell Morgan
Personal information
Full name Wendell Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1935-04-22) 22 April 1935
Place of birth Gorseinon, Wales
Position(s) Wing half, outside left
Youth career
Grovesend Welfare
1952–1954 Cardiff City
1954–1955 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1957 Brentford 47 (6)
1957–1958 Gillingham 34 (3)
1958–1959 Swansea Town 7 (0)
1959–1960 Newport County 26 (3)
1960–1961 Carlisle United 36 (2)
1961–1962 Llanelly
Managerial career
Garden Village
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wendell Morgan (born 22 April 1935) is a retired Welsh professional footballer who played as a wing half and outside left in the Football League for Brentford, Carlisle United and Gillingham. Though Morgan did not make a first team appearance while with Cardiff City early in his career, his later spells with Swansea Town and Newport County made him one of a small group of players who have been contracted to all three South Wales Football League clubs.

Club career

Early years

Morgan began his career with local Gorseinon non-League club Grovesend Welfare, before moving to First Division club Cardiff City in May 1952.[2] He failed to make an appearance for the first team before departing in June 1954.[3]

Brentford

Morgan signed for newly relegated Third Division South club Brentford in June 1954, after writing a letter to manager Bill Dodgin to request a trial.[3] He spent the 1954–55 season in the reserve team and finally made the first senior appearance of his career in a 3–0 victory over Crystal Palace on 15 October 1955.[4] He made 16 further appearances during the 1955–56 season and scored five goals.[4] After making five early-1957–58 season appearances,[4] Morgan left the Bees.[3] He made 49 appearances and scored six goals during just under two years as a first team player at Griffin Park.[3]

Gillingham

Morgan signed for Third Division South strugglers Gillingham on a free transfer in September 1957.[3] He immediately established himself in the team, making 38 appearances and scoring four goals,[5] but he could not help the Gills suffering relegation to the Fourth Division at the end of the 1957–58 season.[6] He departed Priestfield in July 1958.[2]

Swansea Town

Morgan returned home to West Glamorgan to sign for Second Division club Swansea Town for a £5,000 fee in July 1958.[3] He was kept out of the team by fellow outside left Norman Lawson and made just seven appearances during the 1958–59 season.[2] He left Vetch Field in June 1959.[2]

Newport County

Morgan moved across South Wales to join Third Division club Newport County in June 1959.[2] He made 26 league appearances and scored three goals during the 1959–60 season, but the club finished in mid-table mediocrity.[1][7] He left the club in July 1960.[2]

Carlisle United

Morgan moved back to England to join Fourth Division club Carlisle United in July 1960.[2] He made 36 league appearances and scored two goals during his season with the club.[1]

Llanelli

Morgan ended his career with Welsh League First Division club Llanelly during the 1961–62 season.[2]

Representative career

As a boy, Morgan represented the Great Britain Boys Clubs team.[2]

Managerial career

After his retirement from football, Morgan served as manager at Welsh lower league club Garden Village.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1955–56[4] Third Division South 16 5 1 0 17 5
1956–57[4] 26 1 1 0 27 1
1957–58[4] 5 0 — 5 0
Total 47 6 2 0 49 6
Gillingham 1957–58[5] Third Division South 34 3 4 1 38 4
Career total 81 9 6 1 87 10

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wendell Morgan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Players of the past". Swansea City FC. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 110. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–384. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. 1 2 "Wendell Morgan". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Gillingham F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ Newport County F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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