Thomas M. Morgan was a football manager, noted in the 1930s for twice being the manager of Port Vale, which is the area where he was born,[1] as well having a spell as manager of Wrexham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas M. Morgan | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Etruria Church | |||
| Goldenhill Villa | |||
| Tunstall Park | |||
| Goldenhill Warriors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 2 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1929–1932 | Port Vale | ||
| 1937–1939 | Port Vale | ||
| 1939–1940 | Wrexham | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editMorgan played for Etruria Church, Goldenhill Villa, Tunstall Park and Goldenhill Warriors before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1910. He scored twice on his debut at inside-right in a 4–2 win at Audley in a Burslem Park Cup game. However, he was forced into retirement due to injury the following year, having played just a further four games for the club.[2]
Coaching career
editMorgan was offered employment at Vale following his injury. He worked as a scout, assistant secretary and reserve team manager before being appointed the first-time manager following the death of Joe Schofield in October 1929.[2] He led the club to the Third Division North title at the end of the 1929–30 season despite having to sell star player Jack Mandley to Aston Villa; Vale had the best defensive record in the Football League with only 37 goals conceded.[3] The following season, 1930–31, would see Vale post their best club finish of fifth in the Second Division.[3] However, he was sacked in June 1932 after they dropped to 20th-place by the end of the 1931–32 campaign.[4] He became assistant secretary and was later made secretary-manager again in December 1937.[2] Vale finished 15th in the Third Division North at the end of the 1937–38 season and then 18th in 1938–39.[3] Morgan then resigned his position and accepted the role of Wrexham manager in April 1939.[3]
Career statistics
editSource:[5]
as a player
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1910–11 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
as a manager
edit| Team | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1 September 1929 | 31 May 1932 | 132 | 66 | 20 | 46 | 50.00 |
| Port Vale | 1 December 1937 | 1 April 1939 | 66 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 31.82 |
| Wrexham | 3 April 1939 | 1 April 1940 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 44.44 |
| Total[5] | 207 | 91 | 40 | 76 | 43.96 | ||
Honours
editas a manager
edit- Port Vale
References
edit- ^ "CULT HERO 49: TOM MORGAN". One Vale Fan. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 49. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c d "Cult Hero 49: Tom Morgan". onevalefan.co.uk. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ofwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Tom Morgan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)