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11/23/2016 Tommy Sampy From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Tommy Sampy - Wikipedia Thomas " Tommy " Sampy ( 14 March 1899 - 1978 ) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder . Born in Backworth , Tyne and Wear , he played for the majority of his career at Sheffield United , making nearly 400 appearances for the Blades . Playing career Sampy played his early football in his native Tyne and Wear in the north - east of England , turning out for Choppington , South Shields and Chopwell Colliery before being spotted by Sheffield United . [ ¹ ] Turning professional and signing for the Blades in November 1920 , Sampy was initially employed as an inside right , scoring on his debut against Blackburn Rovers in February 1921. [ ¹ ] After playing regularly in that role for a number of seasons , Sampy was switched to right half in the autumn of 1925 , where he played for the rest of his Blades career . [ ¹ ] Sampy was made club captain during the 1930-31 season but lost his place and the captaincy to Harry Gooney a year later . [ ¹ ] Regaining his place in the first team during the 1932 33 season , Sampy remained a regular with United until 1934. [ ¹ ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Sampy Personal information Full name Thomas Sampy [ 1 ] 14 March 1899 [ 1 ] Date of birth Place of birth Backworth , England [ 1 ] Date of death 1978 ( aged 78 ) [ ¹ ] Place of death Sheffield , England [ ¹ ] Height 5 ft 6.5 in ( 1.69 m ) [ ¹ ] Playing position Midfielder Youth career Years Tommy Sampy 1919-1920 Choppington Senior career * Team Seaton Delaval South Shields Chopwell Colliery Sheffield United Barnsley Apps ( Gls ) 1920 340 ( 27 ) 1920-1934 1934-1936 1 ( ) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only . After 14 seasons and 383 appearances for Sheffield United , Sampy was transferred to nearby rivals Barnsley in the summer of 1934 , taking the role of player - coach . [ ¹ ] His role was primarily focused on the coaching side however , and Sampy made only one league appearance for the Tykes . [ ¹ ] In May 1936 Sampy accepted a coaching role at Sheffield Wednesday where he remained until the onset of World War II in 1938. [ 1 ] Personal life Born in Backworth , Tyne and Wear , Thomas Sampy was the elder brother of Bill who also represented Sheffield United . [ ¹ ] Sampy was an engineer by trade and returned to his profession during World War II , working as a production manager . [ ¹ ] While playing Sampy had also owned a gentlemen's outfitters on Abbeydale Road in Sheffield . [ ¹ ] References 1. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham ( 2008 ) . Sheffield United Who's Who . Hallamshire Press . pp . 280-281 . ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tommy_Sampy&oldid=734781541 " Categories : 1899 births 1978 deaths People from Backworth English footballers Association football midfielders Seaton Delaval F.C. players Chopwell Colliery F.C. players 1/2 |
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