Samuel Challinor

Samuel Challinor
	Challinor while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Challinor
Date of birth	2 April 1890
Place of birth	Middlewich, England
Date of death	15 March 1963 (aged 71)
Place of death	Birkenhead, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Middlewich
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Witton Albion
1913	Everton
1920–1921	Brentford
1921–1922	Halifax Town
1922–1923	Accrington Stanley
1923–1924	New Brighton
	Mold Town
	Llandudno
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Challinor (2 April 1890 – 15 March 1963) was a professional football wing half who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, New Brighton, Halifax Town and Accrington Stanley.

Playing career

Challinor began his career in non-league football with Combination and Lancashire Combination clubs Middlewich and Witton Albion respectively,^[1] before earning a move to the Football League with Everton.^[2] The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 denied Challinor the chance to make his professional debut for the Toffees.^[2] After the war, Challinor joined Third Division club Brentford, for the Griffin Park club's first season of league football.^[2] He made 32 appearances, scored two goals and was released at the end of a disastrous season for Brentford, which saw the club forced to apply for re-election.^[3] Challinor played for league clubs Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and New Brighton throughout the early/mid 1920s and finished his career in Wales with spells at Mold Town and Llandudno.^[1]^[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1920–21^[3]	Third Division	31	2	1	0	32	2
Career total			31	2	1	0	32	2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^ ^a ^b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.

[Timeless-2] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[White-3] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.

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