Jerry Morgan
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Frederick "Jerry" Morgan was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....

 between 1919 and 1925 having previously played 2 games for Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

. He was part of a large footballing family - his brother Jim played for Wolves, and brother Tom played for Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...

. His nephew William James Morgan also obtained 104 caps for Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....

 between 1946 and 1952. Jerry Morgan scored two hatricks for Rovers, one against Worksop Town in a famous 9-0 cup victory in 1920, and the other against Norwich in 1923.

He served in the Royal Navy during WWI as a stoker on board the dreadnought HMS Malborough. He died of throat cancer in Bristol in 1953.

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