{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jock Morgan | image = | fullname = John Morgan | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref>{{cite book |title="Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. |url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796%20EFC/7/39/1&p=2 |page=4 |date=30 August 1924 |publisher=Birmingham F.C.}}</ref> | position = Half back | birth_date = {{birth date|1889|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Penicuik, Scotland | death_date = 1983 | years1 = | clubs1 = Edinburgh Emmett | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1924–192? | clubs2 = Birmingham | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 192?–1926 | clubs3 = Redditch Town | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1926–1930 | clubs4 = Doncaster Rovers | caps4 = 150 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 1930–1931 | clubs5 = Bristol City | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1931–1933 | clubs6 = Barrow | caps6 = 66 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1933–1934 | clubs7 = Walsall | caps7 = 19 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 1934–193? | clubs8 = Southport | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = – | clubs9 = Brideville | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = – | clubs10 = Worcester City | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 1938–19?? | clubs11 = Atherstone Town | caps11 = | goals11 = }} '''John Morgan''' (18 August 1889 – 1983) was a Scottish professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Doncaster Rovers, Bristol City, Barrow, Walsall and Southport.<ref name=Joyce>{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |page=189 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}}</ref> He played as a half back.
Morgan was born in Penicuik, Midlothian. He began his football career with Edinburgh Emmett and then came to England to sign for Birmingham of the First Division in August 1924. He played only once for Birmingham, deputising for the injured Jimmy Cringan and his regular understudy Bill Hunter at centre half in a 4–0 defeat at Sunderland on 6 September 1924.<ref name=Matthews111>{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |page=111 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref><ref>Matthews, p. 167.</ref> After a brief spell in non-league football with Redditch Town he settled at Doncaster Rovers, where he played 150 Third Division North games in four seasons.<ref name=Joyce/> After one Second Division game in one and a half seasons for Bristol City,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citystats.org.uk/playerdetail.asp?id=505 |title=Player Information: Jock Morgan |work=Citystats |accessdate=17 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923204359/http://www.citystats.org.uk/playerdetail.asp?id=505 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a return to the Third with Barrow offered more playing time. Short spells with Walsall and Southport and a venture to Ireland with Brideville preceded a return to non-league football in the English Midlands with Worcester City and Atherstone Town.<ref name=Joyce/>
Morgan died in 1983 aged 93 or 94.<ref name=Joyce/>
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