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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam Wadsworth
| name = Sam Wadsworth
| image =
| image =
| fullname = Samuel John Wadsworth<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=297}}</ref>
| fullname = Samuel John Wadsworth
| birth_date = 13 September 1896
| birth_date = 13 September 1896
| birth_place = [[Darwen]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Darwen]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1961|9|1|1896|9|13|df=y}}<ref name="England">{{Cite web |title=England Players – Sam Wadsworth |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersW/BioWadsworthSJ.html |access-date=13 November 2018 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1961|9|1|1896|9|13|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Eindhoven]], [[Netherlands]]
| death_place = [[Eindhoven]], Netherlands
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7+1/2}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Woolwinder |date=22 August 1921 |title=First Division prospects. Huddersfield Town |page=5 |work=Athletic News |location=Manchester}}</ref>
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Left-back]]
| position = [[Left back]], [[centre half]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = St Cuthbert's
| clubnumber =
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1912
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs2 = Darwen Woodfold
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears3 = 1912–1914
| years1 =
| youthclubs3 = [[Darwen F.C. (1870)|Darwen]]
| years2 = 1920–1921
| years3 = 1921–1929
| years1 = 1914–1919
| years4 = 1929
| years2 = 1920–1921
| years3 = 1921–1929
| clubs1 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn]]
| years4 = 1929–1930
| clubs2 = [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]]
| clubs3 = [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield]]
| clubs1 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| clubs4 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| clubs2 = [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]]
| clubs5 = [[Lytham F.C.|Lytham]]
| clubs3 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| clubs4 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 =
| years5 =
| clubs5 = [[Lytham F.C.|Lytham]]
| caps3 = 281
| caps4 =
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 =
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| caps3 = 281
| goals3 = 4
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 =
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| goals2 =
| goals3 = 4
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1922–1926
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]
| manageryears1 = 1934-1935
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| manageryears2 = 1935-1938
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears3 = 1938-1940
| manageryears1 = 1934–1935
| manageryears4 = 1945-1951
| manageryears2 = 1935–1938
| manageryears5 = 1951-1955
| manageryears3 = 1938–1940
| manageryears6 = 1956-1957
| manageryears4 = 1945–1951
| managerclubs1 = Delft
| manageryears5 = 1951–1955
| managerclubs2 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| manageryears6 = 1956
| managerclubs3 = [[Door Wilskracht Sterk|DWS]]
| managerclubs4 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| managerclubs1 = [[DHC Delft]]
| managerclubs2 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| managerclubs5 = Brabantia
| managerclubs3 = [[AFC DWS|DWS]]
| managerclubs6 = BVC Amsterdam
| managerclubs4 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| managerclubs5 = Brabantia
| managerclubs6 = BVC Amsterdam
}}
}}
'''Samuel John Wadsworth''' (13 September 1896 in [[Darwen]], [[England]] – 1 September 1961 in [[Eindhoven]], [[Netherlands]]) was a [[professional]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]], [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and [[Lytham F.C.|Lytham]].
'''Samuel John Wadsworth''' (13 September 1896 – 1 September 1961) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left back]] for [[Darwen F.C. (1870)|Darwen]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]], [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and [[Lytham F.C.|Lytham]].<ref name="Joyce" /> He won 9 [[England national football team|England]] caps between April 1922 and October 1926 and was [[Captain (association football)|captain]] for his final four appearances.<ref name="FATFWW">{{Cite news |title=Sam Wadsworth – Post-War Rejection to England Hero |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/sam-wadsworth-first-world-war-footballer/ |access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref> He later had a long career in [[Manager (association football)|management]] in the [[Football in the Netherlands|Netherlands]].<ref name="FATFWW" />


== Personal life ==
He made nine appearances for [[England national football team|England]] between April 1922 and October 1926, and was captain for his final four appearances.
Wadsworth was born in [[Darwen]], the son of Clara Ellen Briggs and James Wadsworth.<ref name="AK">{{Cite web |title=Samuel John Wadsworth |url=https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/deeds/985333e3-6eba-56a3-e053-b784100ade19?person=985333e3-6ebb-56a3-e053-b784100ade19 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=Archief Amsterdam}}</ref> He was married to Harriet Elizabeth Woodward.<ref name="AK" /> Prior to the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Wadsworth worked as a [[clerk]].<ref name="FATFWW" /> He ran a [[Automobile repair shop|garage]] while a Blackburn Rovers player and the business later failed,<ref name="England" /> which caused financial and health problems for his family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Wadsworth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2008/03/31/history_sam_wadsworth_feature.shtml |access-date=13 November 2018 |language=en-gb}}</ref> After his retirement from professional football in 1930, Wadsworth worked for the [[Lytham St. Annes Corporation Tramways|Lytham St. Annes Corporation]]'s transport department.<ref name="England" />


== War service ==
He was later [[coach (sport)|manager]] of [[PSV Eindhoven]] in the 1930s.
During the First World War, Wadsworth lied about his age to enlist as a [[Gunner (rank)|gunner]] in the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] and received a [[Shrapnel shell|shrapnel]] [[Wounded in action|wound]] in the left ankle.<ref name="FATFWW" /><ref name="Phillips">{{Cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Owen |last2=Aloia |first2=Andrew |title=The Last Pass |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_last_pass |access-date=13 November 2018 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> His older brother Charles was killed in the war and "the atrocities left him physically and mentally scarred, suffering blackouts and grappling with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|post-traumatic stress]]".<ref name="FATFWW" /><ref name="Phillips" />


== Career statistics ==
He died in [[Eindhoven]] in 1961.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|[[1920–21 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1920–21]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive">{{Cite web |title=Player Profile – Wadsworth, Sam |url=https://htafcarchive.com/players/playerdetails.php?Player=149 |access-date=2 August 2020 |website=Huddersfield Town AFC Archive}}</ref>
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|6
|0
|0
|0
|6
|0
|-
|[[1921–22 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1921–22]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|39
|1
|9
|0
|48
|1
|-
|[[1922–23 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1922–23]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|38
|2
|5
|0
|43
|2
|-
|[[1923–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1923–24]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|37
|0
|3
|0
|40
|0
|-
|[[1924–25 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1924–25]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|33
|0
|1
|0
|34
|0
|-
|[[1925–26 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1925–26]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|38
|0
|2
|0
|40
|0
|-
|[[1926–27 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1926–27]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|36
|1
|1
|0
|37
|1
|-
|[[1927–28 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1927–28]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|17
|0
|4
|0
|21
|0
|-
|[[1928–29 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1928–29]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|34
|0
|6
|0
|40
|0
|-
|[[1929–30 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1929–30]]<ref name="HTAFCarchive" />
|First Division
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |―
|3
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!281
!4
!31
!0
!312
!4
|}

== Honours ==
'''Huddersfield Town'''

* [[Football League First Division]]: [[1923–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1923–24]], [[1924–25 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1924–25]], [[1925–26 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1925–26]]<ref name="England" />
* [[FA Cup]]: [[1921–22 FA Cup|1921–22]]<ref name="England" />
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1922 FA Charity Shield|1922]]<ref name="England" />

'''Individual'''

* FA Charity Shield: [[1923 FA Charity Shield|1923]], [[1924 FA Charity Shield|1924]]<ref name="England" />


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{englandstats|id=1001|name=Sam Wadsworth}}

*[http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=4315&language=eng]
== External links ==
*{{Englandstats}}


{{PSV Eindhoven managers}}
{{PSV Eindhoven managers}}


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Revision as of 12:34, 30 April 2024

Sam Wadsworth
Personal information
Full name Samuel John Wadsworth[1]
Date of birth 13 September 1896
Place of birth Darwen, England
Date of death 1 September 1961(1961-09-01) (aged 64)[2]
Place of death Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back, centre half
Youth career
St Cuthbert's
0000–1912 Darwen Woodfold
1912–1914 Darwen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1919 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1920–1921 Nelson
1921–1929 Huddersfield Town 281 (4)
1929–1930 Burnley 7 (0)
Lytham
International career
1922–1926 England 9 (0)
Managerial career
1934–1935 DHC Delft
1935–1938 PSV
1938–1940 DWS
1945–1951 PSV
1951–1955 Brabantia
1956 BVC Amsterdam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel John Wadsworth (13 September 1896 – 1 September 1961) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back for Darwen, Blackburn Rovers, Nelson, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Lytham.[1] He won 9 England caps between April 1922 and October 1926 and was captain for his final four appearances.[4] He later had a long career in management in the Netherlands.[4]

Personal life

Wadsworth was born in Darwen, the son of Clara Ellen Briggs and James Wadsworth.[5] He was married to Harriet Elizabeth Woodward.[5] Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Wadsworth worked as a clerk.[4] He ran a garage while a Blackburn Rovers player and the business later failed,[2] which caused financial and health problems for his family.[6] After his retirement from professional football in 1930, Wadsworth worked for the Lytham St. Annes Corporation's transport department.[2]

War service

During the First World War, Wadsworth lied about his age to enlist as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery and received a shrapnel wound in the left ankle.[4][7] His older brother Charles was killed in the war and "the atrocities left him physically and mentally scarred, suffering blackouts and grappling with post-traumatic stress".[4][7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 1920–21[8] First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1921–22[8] First Division 39 1 9 0 48 1
1922–23[8] First Division 38 2 5 0 43 2
1923–24[8] First Division 37 0 3 0 40 0
1924–25[8] First Division 33 0 1 0 34 0
1925–26[8] First Division 38 0 2 0 40 0
1926–27[8] First Division 36 1 1 0 37 1
1927–28[8] First Division 17 0 4 0 21 0
1928–29[8] First Division 34 0 6 0 40 0
1929–30[8] First Division 3 0 ― 3 0
Career total 281 4 31 0 312 4

Honours

Huddersfield Town

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 297. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "England Players – Sam Wadsworth". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ Woolwinder (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Huddersfield Town". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Sam Wadsworth – Post-War Rejection to England Hero". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Samuel John Wadsworth". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Sam Wadsworth". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b Phillips, Owen; Aloia, Andrew. "The Last Pass". BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Player Profile – Wadsworth, Sam". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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