Sammy Irvine

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Sammy Irvine
Personal information
Full name Samuel Irvine [1]
Date of birth (1956-01-07) 7 January 1956 (age 67) [1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1978 Shrewsbury Town 207 (18)
1978–1980 Stoke City 67 (10)
Total274(28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Irvine (born 7 January 1956) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Irvine was born in Glasgow but started his career at English side Shrewsbury Town where he made 229 league appearances for the club, scoring 19 goals in six seasons. [2] Under the guidance of Alan Durban the "Shrews" gained promotion from the Fourth Division in 1974–75 and were able to establish themselves in the third tier. In January 1978 Alan Durban joined Second Division Stoke City and less than six months later he signed Irvine for £60,000. [1]

His first season with Stoke was full of promise for Irvine as he played well as Stoke finished in 3rd position and gained promotion back to the First Division. [1] In 1979–80 with Stoke playing at the highest level and Irvine's career seemingly improving it came as a shock when in February 1980 he was involved in a near fatal car crash when his Triumph TR7 collided into a tree. [1] His injuries meant that he had to bring an end to his professional football career at the age of 24. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 1972–73 Third Division 40000040
1973–74 Third Division3900010400
1974–75 Fourth Division 4222020462
1975–76 Third Division4163030476
1976–77 Third Division3705110431
1977–78 Third Division441030204910
Total207181319022919
Stoke City 1978–79 Second Division 4171042469
1979–80 First Division 2631041314
Total671020837713
Career total2742815117330633

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

Stoke City

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑
    • Jones, Mike: "Breathe on 'em Salop - The Second Coming" (Salop Sporting Services, ISBN   0-9548099-1-2).
  3. ↑ Sammy Irvine at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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