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Sammy Salt

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Sammy Salt
Personal information
Full name Samuel John Salt[1]
Date of birth 30 December 1938
Place of birth Southport, England
Date of death 18 May 1999(1999-05-18) (aged 60)
Place of death Poulton-le-Fylde, England
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1961 Blackpool 18 (0)
1961–1962 Cambridge City
1962–1965 Chelmsford City
Wellington Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel John Salt (30 December 1938 – 18 May 1999) was an English footballer who played as a left half.

Career

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Salt began his career at Blackpool, signing his first professional contract with the club in January 1956, after playing for their youth teams.[1] On 10 September 1960, Salt made his Blackpool debut, starting in a 1–0 loss against Bolton Wanderers. Salt would go on to make 17 further league appearances in the 1960–61 Football League First Division as Blackpool finished 20th, narrowly avoiding relegation.[2]

In the summer of 1961, Salt dropped into non-league football, signing for Southern League side Cambridge City.[3] The following season, Salt signed for Southern League rivals Chelmsford City.[4] In 1965, Salt signed for Wellington Town.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sammy Salt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sammy Salt » Premier League 1960/1961". World Football. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHATTER by Jack Archer", The People, 2 July 1961
  4. ^ "Southern League", The People, 20 May 1962
  5. ^ "Nomad looks at the local soccer scene", Cambridge News, 11 December 1965