Alec Morgan

Australian rules footballer, born 1908

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 career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932	Hawthorn	1 (0)
¹ 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).^[1]

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,^[2] Morgan played in Hawthorn's Round 1 game against Collingwood.^[3] 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.^[4]

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 10 March 1957.^[5]

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.