Gary Morgan (footballer)

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Gary Morgan
Personal information
Full name Gary Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1961-04-01)1 April 1961[2]
Place of birth Consett,[2] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Consett
1983–1985 Berwick Rangers 67 (4)
1985–1989 Darlington 146 (3)
– Bishop Auckland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Morgan (born 1 April 1961) is an English former footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Berwick Rangers and the Football League in England for Darlington in the 1980s. He played as a left back.[2]

Morgan began his football career with home-town club Consett before spending two seasons playing in the Scottish Second Division for Berwick Rangers. In 1985, he returned to England to join Football League Third Division club Darlington for a £10,000 fee.[4] During his four years with the club they were relegated twice. He left after the second relegation, that took the club into the Conference. He later played non-league football for Bishop Auckland.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gary Morgan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gary Morgan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. ^ "Sport in brief – Football". The Times. London. 5 July 1985 – via Newsbank.


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