 He was appointed manager of Weymouth in November 1978, guiding them to second place in the Alliance Premier League in 1979–80.He left Weymouth in November 1983, returning to Bournemouth as part of Harry Redknapp's coaching staff, where he remained until September 1985 when Morgan was appointed as manager of Torquay United.Torquay finished bottom of Division Four that season, the last before automatic relegation to the Conference would begin.