Willie Morgan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Morgan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Sauchie, Alloa, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1968 | Burnley | 231 | (22) |
| 1968–1975 | Manchester United | 236 | (25) |
| 1975–1976 | Burnley | 16 | (1) |
| 1976–1980 | Bolton Wanderers | 154 | (10) |
| 1977 | → Chicago Sting (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 1978–1980 | → Minnesota Kicks (loan) | 65 | (4) |
| 1980–1981 | Blackpool | 41 | (1) |
| Total | 681 | (59) | |
| National team | |||
| 1967–1974 | Scotland | 21 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
William Morgan (born 2 October 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Club career[]
A winger, Morgan started his career with Burnley, making his first-team debut against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in 1963. He took over from John Connelly who was transferred to Manchester United and scored his first Burnley goal, when he scored twice in a Boxing Day demolition of Manchester United in a 6–1 win at Turf Moor.
He made his Scotland debut against Northern Ireland at Belfast's Windsor Park in 1967.
He was transferred to Manchester United early in the 1968/9 League season, after Utd's John Aston had broken a leg. He scored 34 goals for United and led them to promotion in 1975 after one season in the Second Division. He played in the World Cup Finals of 1974, which took place in West Germany.
With Steve Coppell's signing in 1975, Morgan lost his place in the Manchester United team and returned to Burnley. His second spell at Turf Moor lasted less than a year. He moved to Bolton Wanderers, enjoying a successful spell at Burnden Park before finishing his career at Blackpool.
Morgan played summers on loan in the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s, playing for the Chicago Sting in 1977 and Minnesota Kicks the following three summers.[1]
During his time at Manchester United, the band Tristar Airbus[2] dedicated the song Willie Morgan on the Wing to Morgan.[3]
International career[]
Morgan won 21 caps for Scotland including the 1974 World Cup, scoring once against Denmark in 1972.
Career statistics[]
International goals[]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 October 1972 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark |
1–4 | Win | 1974 FIFA WC qual. | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[4] | |||||||||||
References[]
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Burnley F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- Minnesota Kicks players
- English Football League players
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football wingers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States