Sam Wadsworth

Sam Wadsworth
Personal information
Full nameSamuel John Wadsworth
Date of birth13 September 1896
Place of birthDarwen, England
Date of death1 September 1961 (aged 64)
Place of deathEindhoven, Netherlands
Playing positionLeft-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Blackburn
1920–1921Nelson
1921–1929Huddersfield281(4)
1929Burnley
Lytham
National team
England9(0)
Teams managed
1934-1935Delft
1935-1938PSV
1938-1940DWS
1945-1951PSV
1951-1955Brabantia
1956-1957BVC Amsterdam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Samuel John Wadsworth (13 September 1896 in Darwen, England – 1 September 1961 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers, Nelson, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Lytham.

He made nine appearances for England between April 1922 and October 1926, and was captain for his final four appearances.

He was later manager of PSV Eindhoven in the 1930s.

He died in Eindhoven in 1961.

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