Sammy Whittaker

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(1952-09-19) (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. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 "Sammy Whittaker Aston Villa". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  3. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


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