Sam Fishburn (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Fishburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blyth Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Carlisle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Carlisle United | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 9 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Morpeth Town (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → York City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ashington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Blyth Town | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:10, 31 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sam Fishburn (born 26 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One East club Blyth Town.
Born in Gateshead,[2] Fishburn joined Carlisle United's youth team in 2020 and, following a prolific season with the club's under-18 side, he signed a two-year senior contract in summer 2021 with a further one-year option.[3] On 17 August 2021, Fishburn joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Lancaster City on loan until January 2022.[4] After 8 goals in 9 matches for Lancaster City, he was recalled by Carlisle in late September.[5][6] He made his debut for Carlisle on 28 September 2021 as a substitute against Everton U21 in the EFL Trophy,[7] and made his league debut off the bench the following month in a 2–2 draw away to Newport County.[8]
On 28 July 2022, Fishburn joined National League North club Blyth Spartans for a three-month loan deal.[9] On 12 September 2022, days after his loan spell at Blyth came to an end, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Morpeth Town on a loan-deal until the end of the season, with a recall option after 28 days.[10] Morpeth had previously tried to sign Fishburn in pre-season, but Carlisle felt like the loan move to Blyth would be a better option.[10]
On 30 June 2023, following his release from Carlisle, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on a one-year contract with the club holding the option of a further year.[11] He was placed into Matthew Lawlor's Development Squad.[11] In March 2024, he joined National League club York City on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] At the end of the 2023-2024 season he was released by Fleetwood Town.[13]
On 13 June 2024, following his release from Fleetwood Town, he signed for National League North side Scunthorpe United[14] On 29 November 2024, he joined Spennymoor Town in a loan-swap deal.[15] In February 2025, he joined Ashington on an initial one-month loan,[16] following a similar spell with Gainsborough Trinity.[17] He departed Scunthorpe at the end of the 2024–25 season.[18]
In June 2025, Fishburn joined Northern Premier League Division One East club Blyth Town.[19]