Sam Currie
Scottish footballer
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Samuel Percy Currie (22 November 1889 – 7 December 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City as a full-back.[1] He captained the club.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Percy Currie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 December 1962 (aged 73)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1909 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
| 1909–1922 | Leicester City | 236 | (4) |
| 1922–1924 | Wigan Borough | 33 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| c. 1924 | Wigan Borough (reserves) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers,[5] with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.[6] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.[5] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the First World War.[7] Currie ended his career in the Third Division North with Wigan Borough, for whom he made 33 appearances before being appointed player-coach of the reserve team in March 1924.[5]
Personal life
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1909–10[5] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[5] | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ― | 35 | 3 | |||
| 1911–12[5] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | 31 | 0 | |||
| 1912–13[5] | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1913–14[5] | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ― | 39 | 1 | |||
| 1914–15[5] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 27 | 0 | |||
| 1919–20[5] | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ― | 42 | 2 | |||
| 1920–21[5] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1921–22[5] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 236 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ― | 248 | 6 | |||
| Wigan Borough | 1922–23[9] | Third Division North | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 1923–24[10] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 269 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 9 | ||
- Appearance in Manchester Senior Cup
Honours
Kilwinning Rangers
- Scottish Junior Cup: 1908–09[6]