Sammy Troughton

Samuel Edward "Sammy" Troughton (born March 27, 1964 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and now a coach.

Troughton played for Glentoran and Wolverhampton Wanderers^[1] before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa. In 1986 he briefly played for Crusaders, playing two league games in two days against Linfield and Glentoran (scoring in the latter) in December 1986.^[2]

After retiring from football he coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars.

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