Llewellyn David Morgan (7 March 1905 – 1979) was a Welsh professional

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who played as a

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or right half. He made nearly 250 appearances in the

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, of which 192 were for

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Career

Morgan was born in

Aberdare Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and River Cynon, Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydf ...

. He spent his early career with Merthyr Town and Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic before making his

debut for

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, for whom he made 40 league appearances. He joined

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in June 1932,Frost, p. 402 making 1 league appearance for the club.Frost, p. 386 He left the club in June 1933 to join

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, and later played for

, for whom he made 192 league appearances and scored his only goal at Football League level.

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1905 births 1979 deaths Welsh men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Merthyr Town F.C. players Aberdare Athletic F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Walsall F.C. players English Football League players {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub