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Samuel Challinor

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Samuel Challinor
Challinor while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name Samuel Challinor[1]
Date of birth (1890-04-02)2 April 1890
Place of birth Middlewich, England
Date of death 15 March 1963(1963-03-15) (aged 71)
Place of death Birkenhead, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1910 Middlewich
1910–1913 Witton Albion
1913 Everton 0 (0)
1919 Tranmere Rovers
1920–1921 Brentford 31 (2)
1921–1922 Halifax Town 23 (2)
1922–1923 Accrington Stanley 23 (1)
1923–1924 New Brighton 40 (2)
1924–1925 Mold Town
1925 Llandudno
Total 117
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Playing career

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Challinor began his career in non-League football with Combination and Lancashire Combination clubs Middlewich and Witton Albion respectively,[1][3] before earning a move to the Football League with Everton.[4] The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 denied Challinor the chance to make his professional debut for the Toffees.[4] After the war, Challinor played for Tranmere Rovers and then joined Third Division club Brentford,[5] for the Griffin Park club's debut Football League season in 1920.[4] He made 32 appearances, scored two goals and was released at the end of a disastrous season, which saw the club forced to apply for re-election.[6] Challinor played for League clubs Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and New Brighton throughout the early/mid 1920s and ended his career in Wales with spells at Mold Town and Llandudno.[1][4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1920–21[6] Third Division 31 2 1 0 32 2
Career total 31 2 1 0 32 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. New Brighton". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Challinor Sam Halifax Town 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1919–20 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.


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