| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samson Clement Whittaker [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Shelfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1952 (aged 64) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Wednesfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Shelfield Methodists | |||
| Aldridge Arms | |||
| Rushall Red Cross | |||
| Bloxwich Strollers | |||
| 1908–1915 | Aston Villa | 62 | (6) |
| Walsall | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samson Clement Whittaker (12 August 1888 – 19 September 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Aston Villa. [1] [3]
Personal life
Whittaker served as a pioneer in the Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks during the latter months of the First World War. [2] [4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1908–09 [5] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1911–12 [5] | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1912–13 [5] | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14 [5] | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1914–15 [5] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Sammy Whittaker Aston Villa". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Whittaker, Samuel Samson (Sammy)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Sammy Whittaker on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c d e "Samuel Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1888 births
- Footballers from Walsall
- English men's footballers
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 1952 deaths
- Walsall F.C. wartime guest players
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samson Clement Whittaker [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Shelfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1952 (aged 64) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Wednesfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Shelfield Methodists | |||
| Aldridge Arms | |||
| Rushall Red Cross | |||
| Bloxwich Strollers | |||
| 1908–1915 | Aston Villa | 62 | (6) |
| Walsall | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samson Clement Whittaker (12 August 1888 – 19 September 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Aston Villa. [1] [3]
Personal life
Whittaker served as a pioneer in the Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks during the latter months of the First World War. [2] [4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1908–09 [5] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1911–12 [5] | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1912–13 [5] | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14 [5] | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1914–15 [5] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Sammy Whittaker Aston Villa". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Whittaker, Samuel Samson (Sammy)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Sammy Whittaker on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c d e "Samuel Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1888 births
- Footballers from Walsall
- English men's footballers
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 1952 deaths
- Walsall F.C. wartime guest players
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs