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 (aged 64)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Wednesfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Shelfield Methodists | |||
| Aldridge Arms | |||
| Rushall Red Cross | |||
| Bloxwich Strollers | |||
| 1908–1918 | Aston Villa | 62 | (6) |
| Walsall | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Samson Clement "Sammy" Whittaker (12 August 1888 – 19 September 1952) was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.[1][3]
Personal life
Whittaker served as a sapper in the Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks during the latter months of the First World War.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "Sammy Whittaker Aston Villa". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
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