Wendell Morgan

Wendell Morgan
Personal information
Full name Wendell Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1935-04-22) 22 April 1935
Place of birth Gorseinon, Wales
Playing position 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
Teams managed
Garden Village
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wendell Morgan (born 22 April 1935) is a retired professional Welsh football wing half and outside left who played in the Football League for Brentford, Carlisle United and Gillingham.[2] Though he did not make a first team appearance while with Cardiff City early in his career, his later spells with Swansea Town and Newport County make Morgan 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 side Grovesend Welfare, before securing a move to Division One club Cardiff City in May 1952.[3] He failed to make an appearance for the first team before departing in June 1954.[2]

Brentford

Morgan signed for newly relegated Division Three South side Brentford in June 1954, having written a letter to manager Bill Dodgin, requesting a trial.[2] 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, before making a breakthrough of sorts the following year, making 27 appearances.[4] After making five appearances at the beginning of the 1957–58 season,[4] Morgan left the Bees.[2] He made 49 appearances and scored six goals during just under two years as a first team player at Griffin Park.[2]

Gillingham

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

Swansea Town

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

Newport County

Morgan moved across South Wales to join Division Three side Newport County in June 1959.[3] He made 26 league appearances and scored three goals during the 1959–60 season, but the club finished in mid-table mediocrity.[1] He left the club in July 1960.[3]

Carlisle United

Morgan moved back to England to join Division Four side Carlisle United in July 1960.[3] He quickly established himself in the team, making 36 league appearances and two goals during his one season with the club.[1]

Llanelli

Morgan wound down his career with a spell at Welsh League Division One side Llanelly during the 1961–62 season.[3]

Representative career

As a boy, Morgan represented the Great Britain Boys Clubs team.[3]

Managerial career

After his retirement from football, Morgan served as manager at Welsh lower league club Garden Village.[3]

Career statistics

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 "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Wendell Morgan". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 110. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Past Players M – P". swanseacity.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  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 "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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