Sam Higginson

Sam Higginson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Higginson[1]
Date of birth 1880[1]
Place of birth Goldenhill, England[1]
Date of death 1930 (aged 50)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898 Goldenhill Wanderers
1899–1903 Stoke 111 (21)
1904–1905 Reading
1906–1908 Bradford City 56 (6)
Total 167 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Higginson (1880 – 1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City Stoke.[1]

Career

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Higginson played football with his local amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers before moving to Stoke in 1899.[1] He immediately became a first team regular making 33 appearances in his first season as a professional.[1] He was used as both a centre forward or centre back due to his physical qualities and he carried on been a key member of the Stoke side during the early 1900s as the side struggled on compete in the First Division.[1] He left for Reading in 1904 after making over 120 appearances for Stoke.[1] His spell at Reading was a short one as he left for Bradford City a season later where he finished his career.[1]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1899–1900 First Division 31 3 2 0 33 3
1900–01 First Division 18 5 2 0 20 5
1901–02 First Division 30 6 4 1 34 7
1902–03 First Division 12 4 3 0 15 4
1903–04 First Division 20 3 1 1 21 4
Total 111 21 12 2 123 23
Bradford City 1906–07 Second Division 19 1 0 0 19 1
1907–08 Second Division 35 2 2 0 37 2
1908–09 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 56 6 2 0 56 6
Career Total 167 27 14 2 181 29

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.