Sammy Whittaker
English footballer
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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]
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]
| 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 | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 | |||
Personal life
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
| 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 | ||
