Sam Higginson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Higginson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1880[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Goldenhill, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1930 (aged 50)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Goldenhill Wanderers | ||
| 1899–1903 | Stoke | 111 | (21) |
| 1904–1905 | Reading | ||
| 1906–1908 | Bradford City | 56 | (6) |
| Total | 167 | (27) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Samuel "Sam" Higginson (1880 – 1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City Stoke.[1]
Career
Higginson played football with his local amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers before moving to Stoke in 1899.[1] He immediately became a first team regular making 33 appearances in his first season as a professional.[1] He was used as both a centre forward or centre back due to his physical qualities and he carried on been a key member of the Stoke side during the early 1900s as the side struggled on compete in the First Division.[1] He left for Reading in 1904 after making over 120 appearances for Stoke.[1] His spell at Reading was a short one as he left for Bradford City a season later where he finished his career.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1899–1900 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 1900–01 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| 1901–02 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 7 | |
| 1902–03 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1903–04 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 111 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 123 | 23 | |
| Bradford City | 1906–07 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1907–08 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 1908–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 6 | |
| Career Total | 167 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 181 | 29 | |