Samuel Challinor

Samuel Challinor
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-04-02)2 April 1890
Place of birth Middlewich, England
Date of death 15 March 1963(1963-03-15) (aged 71)
Place of death Birkenhead, England
Playing position Wing half
Youth career
Middlewich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Witton Albion
1913 Everton 0 (0)
1920–1921 Brentford 31 (2)
1921–1922 Halifax Town 23 (2)
1922–1923 Accrington Stanley 23 (1)
1923–1924 New Brighton 40 (2)
Mold Town
Llandudno
Total 117

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

† Appearances (goals)

Samuel Challinor was a professional football wing half who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, New Brighton, Halifax Town and Accrington Stanley.[1]

Playing career

Early years

Challinor began his career in non-league football with Combination and Lancashire Combination sides Middlewich and Witton Albion respectively,[2] before earning a move to the Football League with Everton.[1] The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 denied Challinor the chance to make his professional debut for the Toffees.[1]

Brentford

Challinor joined Division Three South side Brentford for the Griffin Park club's first season of league football in 1920.[1] He made his professional debut on the opening day of the 1920/21 season in a 1-0 victory over Millwall.[3] He scored his first goal for the side in a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 September and scored his second in a 3-1 defeat to Merthyr Town on 30 April 1921.[4] Challinor was released at the end of a disastrous first league season for Brentford, which saw the club forced to apply for re-election.[1] He made 32 appearances and scored two goals for the club.[5]

Later league career

Challinor saw out his league career with spells at Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and New Brighton.[1]

Final years

Challinor rounded out his playing days at Mold Town and Llandudno in Wales.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
  3. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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