Roger Morgan
Encyclopedia
Roger Ernest Morgan is an English former footballer, born in Walthamstow
, London
, who played as a winger in the Football League
for Queens Park Rangers
and Tottenham Hotspur
.
Morgan came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers
to made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Gillingham
on 3 October 1964. He scored QPR's first ever goal at Wembley, their first goal in the 1967 Football League Cup Final
against West Bromwich Albion
, which QPR won 3–2 with further goals from Rodney Marsh
and Mark Lazarus
to overturn a two-goal deficit.
In total, Roger played 180 league games for QPR scoring 39 goals before joing Tottenham Hotspur
in 1969. Injury forced his early retirement in 1973.
He spent 18 years at West Ham United
as Football in the Community Manager.
Morgan's identical twin brother Ian
also played for QPR. They adopted different hairstyles in order to tell them apart when playing in the same team.
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
, London
London
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, who played as a winger in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
and Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
.
Morgan came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
to made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
on 3 October 1964. He scored QPR's first ever goal at Wembley, their first goal in the 1967 Football League Cup Final
1967 Football League Cup Final
The 1967 Football League Cup Final took place on 4 March 1967 at Wembley Stadium. It was the seventh final and the first to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Queens Park Rangers of the Third Division and West Bromwich Albion of the First Division...
against West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
, which QPR won 3–2 with further goals from Rodney Marsh
Rodney Marsh (footballer)
Rodney William Marsh is an English retired footballer. He was named after HMS Rodney by his father, who served on the battleship. He played for Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the England national team. Lately, he has been a pundit and a commentator on the...
and Mark Lazarus
Mark Lazarus
Mark Lazarus is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a right winger and made over 400 league appearances, scoring over 100 goals.-Biography:Lazarus was born on 5 December 1938 in Stepney, London, into a Jewish family...
to overturn a two-goal deficit.
In total, Roger played 180 league games for QPR scoring 39 goals before joing Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
in 1969. Injury forced his early retirement in 1973.
He spent 18 years at West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
as Football in the Community Manager.
Morgan's identical twin brother Ian
Ian Morgan
Ian Arthur Morgan is an English former footballer, born in Walthamstow, London, who played as a winger in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Watford in the 1960s and 1970s....
also played for QPR. They adopted different hairstyles in order to tell them apart when playing in the same team.
External links
- Spurs stats and photo at Sporting Heroes