Samuel Challinor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlewich, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 1963 (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 | ||
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* 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 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.
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.