Sam Wadsworth

Sam Wadsworth

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Club
Burnley F.C. (1929–1929)
Club
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. (1921–1929)
Club
Nelson F.C. (1920–1921)
Club
Lytham F.C.
Club
England men's national association football team
National team
England

Personal

Personal life

Wadsworth was born in Darwen, the son of Clara Ellen Briggs and James Wadsworth. He was married to Harriet Elizabeth Woodward. Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Wadsworth worked as a clerk. He ran a garage while a Blackburn Rovers player and the business later failed, which caused financial and health problems for his family. After his retirement from professional football in 1930, Wadsworth worked for the Lytham St. Annes Corporation's transport department.

Legacy

Honours

Huddersfield Town

Football League First Division: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26 FA Cup: 1921–22 FA Charity Shield: 1922 Individual

FA Charity Shield: 1923, 1924

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

English footballer and manager (1896-1961)

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Samuel John Wadsworth was an English professional footballer who played as a left back for Darwen, Blackburn Rovers, Nelson, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Lytham. He won 9 England caps between April 1922 and October 1926 and was captain for his final four appearances. He later had a long career in management in the Netherlands.

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