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Sam
Wadsworth |
Huddersfield
Town AFC
9 appearances, 0 goals
P 9 W 2 D
3 L 4 F 17: A 16
39% successful
1922-26
captain: four
minutes played: 810 |
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Timeline |
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Gunner Samuel John Wadsworth |
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Birth |
13 September 1896 in Darwen,
Lancashire [registered in
Blackburn, Lancashire, September 1896]. |
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Baptism |
27 September 1896 at St.
Cuthbert's Church in Darwen |
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According to the 1901
census, Samuel J. is the middle of three children to James and Clara Ellen
(née Briggs), although there are only two of the children mentioned. They
live at 11 Hollins Row in Darwen. His father is a machine grinder in the
papermill. |
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According to the 1911
census, Samuel John, an office boy with his father, is the second of five
children, all here in 1911 with their parents still living at 11 Hollins
Row. His father is a guillotine hand at the wallpaper factory.
According to Wadsworth's army attestation, he was still living at 11
Hollins Row on 3 December 1914 |
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Marriage |
to Harriett E. Reddiough
[registered in Burnley, December 1920]. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Samuel John, now a professional footballer (for Huddersfield Town AFC), is
now married to Harriett E., and they live at 71 Percy Street in Nelson. |
"A fire occurred on
Saturday night at a petrol pump at the garage of Mr. Sam Wadsworth, the
well-known Huddersfield Town footballer, who is in business as a motor
engineer. The fire brigade was summoned, and put out the flames with foam
extinguishers." - Monday, 9 April 1928, The
Yorkshire Evening Post
"FOOTBALLER IN A MOTOR SMASH
"Mr. Sam Wadsworth, the Huddersfield Town
international footballer, and two other Huddersfield men - James Fielding,
landlord of the Marsh House Inn, and a Mr. Chadwick, of St. James's Road -
were injured in a Leeds motor accident last night.
"They were all
admitted to the Leeds General Infirmary suffering from concussion and
scalp wounds. Fielding having, in addition, a severed artery in the arm.
"The three men and two golden setter dogs were travelling in a Morris van
along West Street in the direction of the city at about eight o'clock. It
is not certain who was driving, as none of them were able to talk about
the accident. Halfway along, West Street takes an acute double bend, with
which the driver may or may not have been familiar. He appears, however,
for some reason to have been unable to negotiate the first sharp bend, near
Lisbon Street, and ran over to the off-side of the road and crashed into a
tramway standard. The car, fortunately, did not overturn, but it was
literally smashed to pieces, the body being completely torn from the
chassis, while one wheel was forced off the axle.
"People in the
vicinity rushed to the spot and extricated the three men, who were
bleeding and unconscious. The drivers of two passing motor-cycle
combinations took Wadsworth and Chapman in their side-cars to the
Infirmary, and Fielding was taken their by police ambulance.
"The road
was dry at the time, but wheel marks of the car near to the tramway
standard point to the application of the brakes just before the crash. The
two dogs were frightened by their unpleasant experience and made off, but
were afterwards recovered by the police.
"When the Fire Brigade lorry
arrived to remove the debris most of the body of the car was in small
pieces, easily thrown in by one man. The chassis was towed along on three
wheels.
"Mr. Wadsworth, who lives at Arnold Street, Birkby,
Huddersfield, is a former captain of Huddersfield Town, and has often
captained the England XI. He is engaged in the motor trade in
Huddersfield, in addition to being a professional footballer."
- Wednesday, 4 July 1928, The
Yorkshire Evening Post |
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Death |
1 September 1961 in Eindhoven, aged
64 years 352 days
[not registered in UK]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his junior career in Darwen with St. Cuthberts
FC. Joined Blackburn Rovers FC as an outside-left amateur in 1914. After
the war, where he served with the Royal Garrison Artillery, Nelson FC
signed Wadsworth in May 1919, where he was repositioned as a centre-half.
In March 1921, he was released for not being 'good enough'. Huddersfield
Town AFC paid £1600 for his transfer. |
"SUSPENSION OF SAM
WADSWORTH
"S.
Wadsworth, the Huddersfield Town and England full back, has been suspended
by his club for an indefinite period.
"For some weeks there has been a
regrettable breach between the club and the player on account of the
attitude which Wadsworth took up some weeks ago when he was placed in the
second team following an injury. An injury to Goodall then led to
Wadsworth being chosen for the right back position for the match against
Bolton Wanderers on October 15. Wadsworth evidently believed that he
should have been restored to his old position at left back, where Barkas
was playing well, and he did not turn out. He has not played since.
"An
article under Wadsworth's name appeared about this time in a Sunday paper
disparaging the class of football played in the Central League, which
brought a letter of strong condemnation from the hon. secretary of the
League, Mr. W. C. Cuff, of Liverpool. Wadsworth wrote that Central League
football was an 'insult to any player's past or present reputation,' and
in reply Mr. Cuff drew attention to the fact that Wadsworth was actually a
member of a Central League team - Nelson - when he was transferred to
Huddersfield.
"It is believed that as a result of this article the
Huddersfield Town directorate have had to exert their authority and take
the extreme step, and it is understood that the suspension will remain
operative until Wadsworth apologises to the Central League and to the
Central League players of his club."
- Monday, 7 November 1927, The Yorkshire
Evening Post.
"Sam Wadsworth has made amends to the
Central League and it is presumed his suspension - one of sine die - will
now be removed. In his weekly article in the 'Sunday Chronicle,' he says
he has never had any bad feeling against the League or the players who
take part in it. 'Like any player who has been prominent in football for
many seasons. I would naturally sooner play in the first team, but I am
not against being in the Central League team,' he says." -
Monday, 14 November 1927, The Daily Mail.
"Sam Wadsworth
has decided to write to the Central League authorities and to the
Huddersfield Town club apologising for certain statements he made in regard
to Central League football" - Wednesday, 16 November 1927,
(Burnley) Express and Advertiser |
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After 281 league appearances and four goals, the club captain moved to Burnley FC on 24
September 1929. After getting an injury in his third match, he missed the
rest of the season and so he was placed on the open-to-transfer list in
May 1930, and again in November 1930. Lytham FC on 21 December 1931,
stepping up to the captaincy in the new year. Retired because of
injury. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Champions 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26,
runners-up 1926-27, 1927-28;
FA Cup runners-up 1919-20, 1927-28, winners
1921-22; FA Charity Shield winners 1922; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (six
appearances); FA Charity Shield winners
with Professionals 1923, 1924; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6½", 9st.
6lbs [1914]. 5'
9", 11st.
7lbs [1922, 1928 & 1929]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
On 5 May 1934, Wadsworth was appointed as the trainer at Netherlands' club
Delft. The next season, he was placed in charge of Philips Sport
Vereniging NV until 1938, when he was appointed in charge of Door
Wilskracht Sterk. In July 1939, Wadsworth was one of the applicants for
the vacant Crystal Palace FC managerial position. He remained in charge of
DWS until the outbreak of war in 1940. On the resumption of football,
Wadsworth was reappointed at PSV until 1951. Roles at Brabantia and BVC
followed until 1957. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the 431st
players (431) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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First match |
No. 129, 8 April 1922, England 0
Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Villa Park, Trinity Road,
Aston, Birmingham, aged 25 years
207 days. |
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Last match |
No. 151, 20 October 1926, England
3 Ireland 3, a British Championship match at Anfield Road, Liverpool, aged 30 years 37 days.
captain |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared
1926-27; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Had wanted a a confectionary business
in Huddersfield during his playing days, but ended up running a garage.
After injury curtailed his playing career, he was employed in the Lytham
St. Annes Corporation transport department, subsequently coached in the
Netherlands. Returned home in
May 1940 following the Nazi invasion. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.256. |
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Sam Wadsworth - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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11 |
9 |
8 |
810 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
four |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Sam Wadsworth
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
10 |
+4 |
1 |
0 |
2.333 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
16.7 |
-2 |
| All |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
16 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1.889 |
1.778 |
38.9 |
-2 |
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Sam Wadsworth
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
1.375 |
1.875 |
31.3 |
-3 |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
16 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1.889 |
1.778 |
38.9 |
-2 |
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Sam Wadsworth
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1921-22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1922-23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1923-24 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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BC 1924-25 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1926-27 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
1.375 |
1.875 |
31.3 |
-3 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
1.375 |
1.875 |
31.3 |
-3 |
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All |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
1.375 |
1.875 |
31.3 |
-3 |
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Sam Wadsworth
- Match History |
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Club: Huddersfield
Town A.F.C. - 9 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 9
full capsx
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Age 25 |
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1 |
129 |
8 April 1922 -
England 0 Scotland
1,
Villa Park, Birmingham |
BC |
HL |
Start |
lb |
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Age 26 |
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2 |
132 |
19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1,
Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
lb |
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3 |
133 |
14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
lb |
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Age 27 |
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4 |
137 |
20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1,
Windsor Park, Belfast
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BC |
AL |
Start |
lb |
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- |
139 |
3 March 1924 - England 1 Wales 2,
Ewood Park, Blackburn |
HL |
withdrew poorly |
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5 |
140 |
12 April 1924 - England 1 Scotland
1, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HD |
Start |
lb |
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Age 28 |
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6 |
142 |
22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
captain |
lb |
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7 |
145 |
4 April 1925 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
AL |
captain |
lb |
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Age 29 |
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- |
147 |
24 October 1925 - Ireland 0 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast |
Fr |
AD |
withdrew injured |
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8 |
148 |
1 March 1926 - England 1 Wales 3,
Selhurst
Park, South Norwood |
BC |
HL |
captain |
lb |
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Age 30 |
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9 |
151 |
20 October 1926 - England 3 Ireland
3, Anfield Road, Liverpool |
BC |
HD |
captain |
lb |
Notes
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