Bennion, as Chairman of Port Vale. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Bennion | ||
| Date of birth | 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1941 | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1894 | Burslem Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samuel (Sam) Bennion (1871 – 6 May 1941) was an English footballer and later chairman of Port Vale.
Bennion was a Burslem native and a Burslem Port Vale supporter from the clubs inception. He served the club as an official, but made a full appearance in the Football League as a left-back in a 2-2 draw at Lincoln City on 24 February 1894 when the club were a man down.
He later served as an emergency manager, as well as Chairman from December 1908 to July 1911 when control was handed to the shareholders of a limited liability company. He was retained as a director however until 1933.[1]