Sam Higginson

Sam Higginson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Higginson[1]
Date of birth 1880[1]
Place of birth Goldenhill, England[1]
Date of death 1930 (aged 50)[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Goldenhill Wanderers
1899–1903 Stoke 111 (21)
1904–1905 Reading
1906–1908 Bradford City 56 (6)
Total 167 (27)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Samuel "Sam" Higginson (1880 – 1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City Stoke.[1]

Career

Higginson played football with his local amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers before moving to Stoke in 1899.[1] He immediately became a first team regular making 33 appearances in his first season as a professional.[1] He was used as both a centre forward or centre back due to his physical qualities and he carried on been a key member of the Stoke side during the early 1900s as the side struggled on compete in the First Division.[1] He left for Reading in 1904 after making over 120 appearances for Stoke.[1] His spell at Reading was a short one as he left for Bradford City a season later where he finished his career.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1899–1900 31320333
1900–01 18520205
1901–02 30641347
1902–03 12430154
1903–04 20311214
Total 1112112212323
Bradford City 1906–07 19100191
1907–08 35220372
1908–09 200020
Total 56620566
Career Total 1672714218129

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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