Richie Morgan

Richie Morgan
Personal information
Full name	Richard Leslie Morgan
Date of birth	(1946-10-03) 3 October 1946
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1966	Cardiff Corinthians	?	(?)
1966–1977	Cardiff City	68	(0)
Teams managed
1978–1981	Cardiff City
1981–1982	Cardiff City (general manager)
1985–1987	Barry Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Richard Leslie "Richie" Morgan (born 3 October 1946 in Cardiff) is a former Welsh professional footballer and manager.

Career

Morgan was playing for Cardiff Corinthians before signing for Cardiff City in 1966. The majority of his time playing at Ninian Park was spent as understudy to club stalwart Don Murray. While at Cardiff, Morgan also played alongside his brother Peter who spent several years at the club before moving to Hereford United. He retired from playing in 1977 and joined the administrative staff at Cardiff.

Following the dismissal of Jimmy Andrews, he was appointed manager of the club in November 1978.^[1] He brought in several former Cardiff players to join his coaching staff, including Doug Livermore and Brian Harris. Despite spending a large amount of money on players the team struggled and began to fall down the Football League. In November 1981 he was moved upstairs to a role as general manager, working alongside Graham Williams. However, the team's form took a turn for the worse and the club nosedived down the table. Less than three months into the two-tier arrangement, the pair were sacked in February 1982. Morgan later went on to manage Barry Town, helping them to win several league championships.

Managerial statistics

Team	Country	From	To	Record
Team	Country	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Cardiff City		1 November 1978	3 March 1981	105	38	24	43	36.19
Total				105	38	24	43	36.19

References

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

↑ "Friday Fame & 80s Pain" Cardiffcityfc.co.uk Retrieved on 30 November 2013

External links

Richie Morgan career statistics at Soccerbase

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mike England	Cardiff City captain 1976-1977	Succeeded by Phil Dwyer

Cardiff City F.C. – managers

McDougall (1910–11)
Stewart (1911–33)
Wilson (1933–34)
Watts-Jones (1934–37)
Jennings (1937–39)
Spiers (1939–46)
McCandless (1946–47)
Spiers (1947–54)
Morris (1954–58)
Jones (1958–62)
Swindin (1962–64)
Scoular (1964–73)
Clayton^c (1973)
O'Farrell (1973–74)
Andrews (1974–78)
Morgan (1978–81)
Williams (1981–82)
Ashurst (1982–84)
Goodfellow & Mullen^c (1984)
Goodfellow (1984)
Durban (1984–86)
Mullen^c (1986)
Burrows (1986–89)
Ashurst (1989–91)
May (1991–94)
Yorath (1994–95)
May (1995)
Hibbitt (1995–96)
Neal (1996)
Hibbitt^c (1996)
Osman (1996–98)
Hibbitt^c (1998)
Burrows (1998–2000)
Ayre (2000)
Gould (2000)
Cork (2000–02)
Lawrence (2002–05)
Jones (2005–11)
Mackay (2011–13)
Kerslake^c (2013–14)
Solskjær (2014)
Gabbidon & Young^c (2014)
Slade (2014–16)
Trollope (2016)
Warnock (2016–)

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