Sam Currie
| 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)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3] | ||
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| c. 1924 | Wigan Borough (reserves) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[4]
Career[edit]
Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers,[5] with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.[6] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.[5] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the First World War.[7] 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.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Currie's brothers Bob and Duncan also became footballers.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1909–10[5] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[5] | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ― | 35 | 3 | |||
| 1911–12[5] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | 31 | 0 | |||
| 1912–13[5] | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1913–14[5] | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ― | 39 | 1 | |||
| 1914–15[5] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 27 | 0 | |||
| 1919–20[5] | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ― | 42 | 2 | |||
| 1920–21[5] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1921–22[5] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 236 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ― | 248 | 6 | |||
| Wigan Borough | 1922–23[9] | Third Division North | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 1923–24[10] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 269 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Manchester Senior Cup
Honours[edit]
Kilwinning Rangers
- Scottish Junior Cup: 1908–09[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 73. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Players A to Z (A-C)". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Wigan Borough". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "The Managers: Louis Ford, 1914–1915". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Sam Currie | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "1922/23". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "1923/24". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 24 July 2023.