Arnie Morgan

Arnold Morgan

Personal information
Full name	Arnold Morgan
Born	third ¼ 1942 (age 81–82) Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962–71/72 Featherstone Rovers 233+12 49 21 0 189 1972–≥72 York Total 245 49 21 0 189 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1967/68–≥69/70 Yorkshire ≥4 1968 England 1 0 0 0 0 1968 Great Britain 4 1 0 0 3
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Arnold "Arnie" Morgan (third ¼ 1942) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 426), and York, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Arnie Morgan, won a cap for England while at Featherstone in 1968 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone in 1968 against France (2 matches), and in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against France, and New Zealand. he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

Testimonial match

Arnie Morgan's benefit season/testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers took place during the 1971–72 season.

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers

Arnie Morgan is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.