Sam Small

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Sam Small
Personal information
Full name	Samuel John Small
Date of birth	May 15, 1912(1912-05-15)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	December 19, 1993 (aged 81)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1934–1937 1937–1948 1948–1950	Bromsgrove Rovers Birmingham West Ham United Brighton & Hove Albion	006 0(0) 108 (39) 038 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Sam Small (May 15, 1912 – December 19, 1993) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Born in Birmingham, Small started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers. He made six league appearances for Birmingham before signing for West Ham United in 1937. He scored the only goal in the Football League War Cup final against Blackburn Rovers in 1940.

After 116 league and cup appearances and 41 goals for the East London club, Small transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion in March 1948 and made 38 league appearances without return.

He died in Birmingham aged 81.

[edit] References

• Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media, 189. ISBN 1-903135-50-8. 
• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 

Persondata
NAME	Small, Samuel John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Small, Sam
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1912-05-15
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH	1993-12-19
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England