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Player Profile - George Scott - page19

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OCR T. SAMPEY hail from Earsdon , andl
is also regarded as a
useful man . Played in
last season's trials , and by arrangement He is a than supported Seaton Delaval . likely to be often in demand if his form shown at Horsley Hill during practice can be maintained . Stands 6ft . 63in ; weighs 10st . 4 lbs .
POSITION
SHIELDS
August 2874 , 1920
HALF
FOOTBALL
THOMAS
BASK
GAZETTE
SOUTH SHIELDS close season 1919 .
Chopwell Colliery Institute 1920 .
SAMPAI SAMPY .
THOMAS SAMPY .
Born Backworthy , 14th March , 1899 .
Position , right half , height 5 ' 7 " , weight 11 stones 3 lbs . CAREER :
Choppington .
PUBLICATION
In the late autumn of his days as 2 footballer , Tom Sampy has had a new experience . The Barnsley second team coach , who saw 13 years service with Sheffield United , nad his first Second Division game when he was resurrected for the visit of Blackpool to Oakwell .
1935 . FOOTBALL
Sheffield United £ 50 , November 1920 .
Barnsley ,
player coach , June 1934
Sheffield Wednesday , ' A ' team player / coach May , 1936 .
Sheffield and Hallam A.F.A. Coach .
Thomas SAMPY , info from Dennis Clareborough . Shiremoor , born Backworth , 14/3/99 .
CAREER :
Choppington .
SAMPY , THOMAS . Sheffield United . Right - half . Joined United as inside - right from Chopwo ! l Institute , 1920. Has since had over 350 League outings . Studies literature and politics . Born , Buckworth . ' WHO's
FOOTBALL .
APS
APRIL ETH
SHIELDS
Elder brother to William Albert Sampy ( Sheffield United and Swansea ) ' Knew the game from beginning to end'.Terrier - like half back.Ran a gents outfitters , Studied literature and politics . Info Jim Creasy .
SOUTH SHIELDS , close season 1919 .
Choppington Colliery Institute , 1920 .
Sheffield United , November 1920 for £ 25 , and a further £ 25 at £ 5 per week . Barnsley , free transfer 5.5.34 , to play with and coach the reserves .
Sheffield Wednesday , 5.36 player / coach to ' A ' team .
' Clever , versatile , terrier - like , good header . Had a gents outfitter's in Sheffield from 1927 .
Missed the 1925 Cup Final he was the only player expected to play who did'nt . This may have made him a bitter man , although it did'nt come out until he had retired , when he was quoted 1940 as saying " 20 years in soccer were wasted years " , and yet he had 13 years in Division 1 , with semi - finals . in 1923 , 1925 and 1928 .
340 342 league appearances , 27 goals , 31 FA Cup appearances , 5 goals .
SAMPY , T. Barnsley right half back or inside forward . Is also player coach to Barnsley reserves . Joined Barnsley in 1934 after thirteen seasons with Sheffield U. Knows the game from beginning to end and is reckoned an ideal type of player - coach . Ht . 5 ft . 6 ; wt . 10 st . 9. Born Shiremore , Newcastle - on - Tyne .
FOOTBALL
193441
WHC's ware !
by PRANK JOHNSON