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Sammy Whittaker
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(1952-09-19) (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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Sammy Whittaker Aston Villa". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Whittaker, Samuel Samson (Sammy)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ Sammy Whittaker on Lives of the First World War
  5. ^ a b c d e "Samuel Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.


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