Mick Morgan

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Mick Morgan
Personal information
Born (1948-09-30) 30 September 1948 (age 76)
Featherstone, England
Playing information
Position Centre, Prop, Hooker, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1967–77 Wakefield Trinity 27177228
1977–78 York 341236
1978–81 Featherstone Rovers 9430
1981–83 Carlisle 5728
1983–86 Oldham 92623
1986–89 Castleford 000
Total54815300287
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1973–85 Yorkshire 93009
1975 England 71003
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1982–83 Carlisle
1997 Castleford 40040
Total40040
Source: [1] [2]

Mick Morgan (born 30 September 1948) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), York, Featherstone Rovers (captain), Carlisle, Oldham and Castleford (A-Team) as a centre , prop , hooker or loose forward, and coached at club level for Carlisle and Castleford. [3] [4]

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Background

Morgan was born in Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 30 September 1948. [5] He was a pupil at Normanton Grammar School.

Playing career

Club career

Morgan started his career in the junior ranks at Featherstone Rovers before signing his first professional contract at Wakefield Trinity in 1965, he made his début for Wakefield Trinity he played centre against Batley at Mount Pleasant, Batley on Friday 1 April 1967.

He played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 11–22 defeat by Halifax in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972. He also played hooker, and was captain in Wakefield Trinity's 2–7 defeat by Leeds in the 1973–74 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973, and played loose forward, and was captain in the 13–16 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1974–75 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 26 October 1974.

His Testimonial match at Wakefield Trinity was the 13–5 victory over Featherstone Rovers at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Thursday 1 January 1976. In 1978 he moved to York for the 1978–79 season. During his time at Oldham he scored one 3-point try and five 4-point tries.

Representative career

Morgan won caps for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1975 against France (sub), and Wales, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France (sub), Wales, New Zealand (sub), and Australia, and in 1975 against Papua New Guinea. [2]

He also won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Post-playing career

After finishing his playing career, Morgan became a club commentator for Castleford. His colourful commentary is particularly well known for an outburst he made during the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final between Castleford and Wigan. [6]

Morgan has written his autobiography entitled I Can't Spake in collaboration with Steve Till for publication on 25 January 2018 (Black Tree Publishers).

Honours

Club

Individual

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  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Coach Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Emery, David (1984). Who's Who in Rugby League. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN   978-0-356-10435-5.
  6. ↑ "The most biased commentary ever?". Orange UK. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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