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Stuart Morgan

b. 1949

Professional footballer, football manager (born 1949)

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About Stuart Morgan

Born 1949. Stuart Morgan is a British association football player and association football coach.

Career Morgan joined West Ham United as a junior, turning professional in March 1967. However, he was never to make the West Ham first team. He joined Torquay United on loan in February 1969, making his league debut on 15 February in a 2–1 win at home to Watford. He remained at Plainmoor until the end of the season, playing 14 league games.

In November 1969, Morgan moved to Reading where he played 46 times before moving to Colchester United in August 1972. He scored twelve times in 81 league games for Colchester, captaining them to promotion under manager Jim Smith in 1974 before moving to AFC Bournemouth in March 1975.

He was appointed manager of Weymouth in November 1978, guiding them to second place in the Alliance Premier League in 1979–80. He left Weymouth in November 1983, returning to Bournemouth as part of Harry Redknapp's coaching staff, where he remained until September 1985 when Morgan was appointed as manager of Torquay United. Torquay finished bottom of Division Four that season, the last before automatic relegation to the Conference would begin. The next season Torquay struggled again and only survived on the last day of the season, at Lincoln City's expense, thanks to a late equaliser against Crewe Alexandra from Paul Dobson in injury time added after Torquay defender Jim McNichol had been bitten by a police dog.

Morgan resigned in May 1987 and the following month began his second spell as manager of Weymouth. He took 'The Terras' to second place in the league before a flooded Wessex Stadium pitch meant that they did not play for six weeks, thus losing their momentum. Morgan then joined forces with Harry Redknapp again, as Chief Scout of Bournemouth, where they enjoyed a lot of success.

In August 1993 he was appointed as manager of Dorchester Town, where he took 'The Magpies' to their highest ever Southern Premier League finish, but was sacked in September 1999 after a 3–0 defeat in the FA Cup qualifying rounds to a Taunton Town side that contained manager Russell Musker and four players, Tom Kelly, Mark Loram, Chris Myers, and Darren Cann, all of whom he had signed while manager of Torquay.

He later worked as a scout for West Ham United and Portsmouth and is currently a full-time scout for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

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Stuart Edward Morgan

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Stuart Morgan?

Professional footballer, football manager (born 1949)

When was Stuart Morgan born?

Stuart Morgan was born on 23 September 1949 in Swansea.

What is Stuart Morgan's occupation?

Stuart Morgan is an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality is Stuart Morgan?

Stuart Morgan is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stuart Morgan

· Wikidata: Q7626870

· DBpedia: Stuart Morgan

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