Reg Sampson

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Reg Sampson
Personal information
Full name Reginald Sampson
Date of birth(1899-04-03)3 April 1899
Place of birth Box Hill, Victoria
Date of death 2 April 1955(1955-04-02) (aged 55)
Place of death West Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) St Luke's [1]
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1918–21 South Melbourne 25 0(3)
1922–23 Footscray (VFA) 24 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reginald Sampson (3 April 1899 – 2 April 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

Contents

Family

The son of Britain Sampson (1865–1925) and Ellen Maria Sampson, nee Williams, Reginald Sampson was born at Box Hill on 3 April 1899.

Football

Sampson played 25 games over four seasons with South Melbourne, only managing to establish himself as a consistent member of the side in 1919.

In 1922, Sampson transferred to Footscray (then in the Victorian Football Association) [3] where he played for two seasons.

Notes

  1. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Record. Vol. XXIII, no. 16. South Melbourne, Victoria. 20 April 1918. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 784. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 23, 633. Melbourne, Australia. 4 May 1922. p. 8.

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