Sam Gleaves

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Sam Gleaves
Sam Gleaves.jpg
Gleaves in a Burslem Port Vale squad photo in 1898
Personal information
Full name Sam Gleaves
Place of birth England
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1896–1905 Burslem Port Vale

Sam Gleaves was an English football manager, noted for being the secretary of Burslem Port Vale for nine years at the turn of the 20th century, from 1896 until May 1905. During his time at the club, Vale won re-election from the Midland Football League into the Football League Second Division in 1898–99, reached the Birmingham Senior Cup final in 1899 and 1900 and the Staffordshire Senior Cup final in 1900, and won the Staffordshire Senior Charity Cup in 1897. He stepped down from his role in 1905. [1]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure [2]
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Burslem Port Vale 1 August 189631 May 19052629660106036.6
Total2629660106036.6

References

  1. Fielding, Rob (3 June 2025). "How the press reported Port Vale rumours in 1905..." onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. Sam Gleaves at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)