Sam Currie
Samuel Percy Currie (22 November 1889 – 7 December 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City as a full-back.[1] He captained the club.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Percy Currie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 December 1962 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1909 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
| 1909–1922 | Leicester City | 236 | (4) |
| 1922–1924 | Wigan Borough | 33 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers,[3] with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.[4] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.[3] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the First World War.[5] Currie ended his career in the Third Division North with Wigan Borough, for whom he made 33 appearances before being appointed player-coach of the reserve team in March 1924.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1909–10[3] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1910–11[3] | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 1911–12[3] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13[3] | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14[3] | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 1914–15[3] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1919–20[3] | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1920–21[3] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22[3] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 248 | 6 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 73. ISBN 190589161X.
- "The Managers: Louis Ford, 1914–1915". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Sam Currie | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.
- "(20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour – National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.