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Sammy Speakman

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Sammy Speakman
Personal information
Full name Samuel Speakman
Date of birth (1934-01-27)27 January 1934
Place of birth Huyton, England
Date of death 11 August 2017(2017-08-11) (aged 83)
Place of death Denbighshire, Wales
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Tranmere Rovers 68 (9)
1956–1957 Wigan Athletic 32 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Speakman (27 January 1934 – 11 August 2017) was an English footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.[1][2][3] He also played for Wigan Athletic in the 1956–57 Lancashire Combination season, scoring 12 goals in 32 games.[4] Speakman died in Denbighshire, Wales on 11 August 2017, at the age of 83.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Tranmere Rovers: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. The Authors. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  3. ^ a b "Sammy Speakman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.