Rodger Morgan

Rodger Joseph Morgan (1877-1947) was an English factory worker and former manager of Stokes Colliery, he was also the father of Stokes United player Tommy Robbins and bank robber Rodney Morgan. He was also the fourth great-grandson of highwayman Charles Morgan

Early life
Morgan was born in at home, in Stokes, on 27 November 1877, the son of Charles Morgan. Ever since a child, he was always told by his grandfather William Morgan, that he was descended from Charles Morgan, the highwayman.

Marriage and children
Morgan married Matilda Robbins, in 1901, at St. Mary's Church, in Stokes, he was 24 and she was 17, they originally met in 1900. Together they had four children named Charles (b.1902), Walter(b.1907), Rodney(b.1909) and Shirley(b.1913). He and Robbins were together for thirty-six years, before Morgan's death, in 1947.

Along with Stokes United's manager Harvey Jones and player Charlie Myers, he played a small part in helping to form the Union of Footballers' and Trainers' Association, after the death of his son Walter.

Death
Morgan died in 1947, he was buried at St. Mary's Church, along with his son Walter Morgan.