Sam Aiston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel James Aiston | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–2000 | Sunderland | 20 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | → Chester City (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Stoke City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Shrewsbury Town | 165 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Northampton Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Wrexham (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Wrexham | 30 | (0) |
| 2009 | Stafford Rangers | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hednesford Town | 18 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gainsborough Trinity | 53 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:04, 30 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samuel "Sam" James Aiston (born November 21, 1976 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder He made over 200 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League, particularly for Sunderland, Chester City, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers, Northampton Town and Wrexham. He now works as a teacher. In Shrewsbury Where he has remained somewhat of a cult hero, due to his style of play [1]
[edit] Career
Aiston began his career at Newcastle United in 1994 but made no appearances for the club before joining Sunderland in 1995, where he made over 20 first-team appearances, most as substitute.[2] He was loaned to Chester City, Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town,[2] before joining Shrewsbury for a £50,000 transfer fee in the summer of 2000.[2] Aiston made 165 league appearances for Shrewsbury, scoring seven goals,[2] helping the club to promotion from the Nationwide Conference at the end of the 2003-04 season.[3] Whilst at Shrewsbury Town Aiston endeared himself to the Shrewsbury faithfull owing to his style of play.
He would continually excite the watching crowd, with dazzling runs down the flanks, only for his crosses to end up behind the goal, he was also no stranger to the odd rash challenge.
He was released by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2004–05 season and joined Tranmere Rovers in July 2005,[4] where he made over 40 league and cup appearances in the 2005–06 season.[2] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the season, and joined Northampton Town.[5] Injuries meant he struggled to command a regular first team place and he dropped into the Conference National for a loan spell with Burton Albion.[6]
In November 2007, Aiston joined Wrexham on loan, having previously played for Wrexham manager Brian Little at Tranmere Rovers.[7] Aiston made his debut in a 2-2 draw with Chester City three days later. In January 2008, Aiston's move to Wrexham was made into a permanent signing.[8] He was transfer listed by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.
Aiston went on to play for Stafford Rangers and Hednesford Town before joining Gainsborough Trinity in February 2010. He was released in May 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ Pinnington, Sam (8 July 2010). "Ex-Shrews player Sam Aiston to become a ‘sir’". Shropshire Star. http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/08/ex-shrews-player-sam-aiston-to-become-a-sir/. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Sam Aiston". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8943. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Shrews secure promotion". BBC Sport. 2004-05-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3713971.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Tranmere complete double signing". BBC Sport. 2005-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/4640957.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Aiston and Holt join Northampton". BBC Sport. 2006-06-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/5121922.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Burton pair's loan deals extended". BBC Sport. 2007-09-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/7018740.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Wrexham get winger Aiston on loan". BBC Sport. 2007-11-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7107914.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Aiston completes permanent switch". BBC Sport. 2008-01-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7177703.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
[edit] External links
- 1976 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- British schoolteachers
