Sam Habergham

Samuel George Frederick Habergham (born 20 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for League Two club Grimsby Town.

Sam Habergham
Personal information
Full name Samuel George Frederick Habergham[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 36
Youth career
1999–2009 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Norwich City 0 (0)
2011–2012 Tamworth 30 (0)
2012–2016 Braintree Town 172 (0)
2016–2019 Lincoln City 76 (3)
2021– Grimsby Town 1 (0)
National team
2009 England U17 3 (0)
2016 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:11, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

A product of the Norwich City academy, he later slipped into Non-League football and made his senior debut at semi-professional level for Tamworth. He moved to Braintree Town where he was part of the 2016 side that were beaten in the National League semi-finals, before following manager Danny Cowley to Lincoln City in 2016. Whilst at Sincil Bank he won both the National League title and the EFL Trophy, as well as being part of Cowley's Imps side that reached the FA Cup quarter finals during the 2016–17 season.

Club career

Habergham joined the Norwich City youth academy at the age of seven. He was promoted to the first team in 2009 which was managed by Bryan Gunn.[2] In 2011, he joined Tamworth where he managed to make 35 appearances for the club.[3]

In the summer of 2011, Habergham was released by Norwich City.[4] Subsequently, he joined Football Conference club Braintree Town along with former Canary player Josh Dawkin. He was signed by the club as a replacement for Aswad Thomas who left Braintree for Grimsby Town. The club manager Alan Devonshire said that he was impressed by Habergham when he watched him play for Tamworth the previous season.[5]

In 2015–2016 season, Habergham was a part of the Braintree squad that reached the promotion play-offs only to be defeated by Grimsby in the semi-final. At the end of the season, he rejected a contract extension proposal by the club.[6] He instead signed a two-year contract with Lincoln City.[7] He won the National League with the club in his first season and won promotion to EFL League Two.[8]

Habergham made his debut in the 2017–2018 season in an EFL Trophy match against Mansfield Town of EFL League Two replacing Neal Eardley in the squad.[9] Habergham would win the EFL Trophy that season with Lincoln City on the club's first ever trip to Wembley, but he only played three more times before succumbing to the effects of a serious knee injury. He had surgery in 2019,[10] but was released when his contract expired having not played a game during the 2018–19 season.[11]

On 6 January 2021, Habergham joined Grimsby Town on trial and was added to the clubs starting line up for their U23 fixture against Scunthorpe United.[12][13] On 8 January 2021, Habergham signed for Grimsby on a six-month deal.[14]

International career

Habergham was called to the England under 17 team for 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He played once in the tournament, in a group stage defeat against Turkey. He has also played for the England C twice in 2016.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 21 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Tamworth 2011–12[16] Conference Premier 30040—00340
Braintree Town 2012–13[16] Conference Premier 39010—1[lower-alpha 1]0410
2013–14[16] Conference Premier 42020—2[lower-alpha 1]0460
2014–15[16] Conference Premier 44030—4[lower-alpha 1]0510
2015–16[16] Conference Premier 47030—2[lower-alpha 1]0520
Total 172090—901900
Lincoln City 2016–17[16] National League 43390—4[lower-alpha 1]1564
2017–18[17] League Two 33000007[lower-alpha 2]0400
Total 7639000121974
Grimsby Town F.C. 2020-21 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 2783220002113204
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours

Club

Lincoln City

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2016 and 30/06/2016" (PDF). The FA. p. 4. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. "FA Cup star Sam Habergham still confident of making it in the Football League". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "Habergham Signs On". TheLambs.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. "Braintree Town sign Josh Dawkin and Sam Habergham". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. "Two ex-Canaries fly to Braintree". Eastern Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. "Sam Habergham: Former Braintree Town left-back joins Lincoln City". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. "City Sign Sam Habergham On Two-Year Deal". Red Imps. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. "Lincoln City 2 Macclesfield Town 1: Terry Hawkridge the star as Imps clinch National League title". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  9. "Mansfield Town v Lincoln City: Imps make six changes for Checkatrade Trophy tie". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  10. Whiley, Mark (7 November 2019). "Recalling City's last trip to Ipswich - the team and what they're up to now". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. Law, Matt (21 March 2020). "Coronavirus case studies: National League footballers fear for their careers and families". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/u23s-back-in-action-today/
  13. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lincoln-city-promotion-winner-sam-4860488
  14. https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/habergham-signs-for-the-mariners
  15. "At a glance:Sam Habergham". Vital Football. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. Sam Habergham at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by Sam Habergham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  18. Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 640–641. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
  19. Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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