Sammy Salt

Sammy Salt

Personal information
Full name	Samuel John Salt
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

Salt began his career at Blackpool, signing his first professional contract with the club in January 1956, after playing for their youth teams. 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.

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