Australian rules footballer
| Alec Morgan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Mitchell Morgan | ||
| Date of birth | (1908-06-05)5 June 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 1957(1957-03-10) (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death |
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarrawonga | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932 | Hawthorn | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander Mitchell Morgan (5 June 1908 – 10 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of David Morgan, and Mary Moir Morgan, née Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell Morgan was born at Castlemaine, Victoria on 5 June 1908.
He married Estell Mavis Hartshorn (1915–present) at Mildura on 16 April 1935.
Football
Recruited from Yarrawonga, Morgan played in Hawthorn's Round 1 game against Collingwood. He was dropped to the Seconds and did not manage another senior game.
Military service
Morgan later served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Death
He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 10 March 1957.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main(2014), p.628.
- "Senior Footballers Hampered by Mud in Final Practice Games". Sporting Globe. No. 1011. Victoria, Australia. 16 April 1932. p. 3.
- "COLLINGWOOD TOO STEADY". The Herald. No. 17, 146. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1932. p. 3.
- Nominal Roll.
- Deaths: Morgan, The Age, (Monday, 11 March 1957), p.11.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX16983), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer Class 1 Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX114817), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX114817: World War Two Service Record: Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX114817), National Archives of Australia.
- B884, VX16983: World War Two Service Record: Alexander Mitchell Morgan (VX16983), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Alec Morgan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alec Morgan at AustralianFootball.com
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