Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel John Wadsworth[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Darwen, England | ||
Date of death | 1 September 1961[2] | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left back, centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
St Cuthbert's | |||
–1912 | Darwen Woodfold | ||
1912–1914 | Darwen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1914–1919 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
1920–1921 | Nelson | ||
1921–1929 | Huddersfield Town | 281 | (4) |
1929–1930 | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
Lytham | |||
International career | |||
1922–1926 | England | 9 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1934–1935 | DHC Delft | ||
1935–1938 | PSV | ||
1938–1940 | DWS | ||
1945–1951 | PSV | ||
1951–1955 | Brabantia | ||
1956 | BVC Amsterdam | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel John Wadsworth (13 September 1896 – 1 September 1961) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back for Darwen, Blackburn Rovers, Nelson, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Lytham.[1] He won 9 England caps between April 1922 and October 1926 and was captain for his final four appearances.[4] He later had a long career in management in the Netherlands.[4]
Wadsworth was born in Darwen, the son of Clara Ellen Briggs and James Wadsworth.[5] He was married to Harriet Elizabeth Woodward.[5] Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Wadsworth worked as a clerk.[4] He ran a garage while a Blackburn Rovers player and the business later failed,[2] which caused financial and health problems for his family.[6] After his retirement from professional football in 1930, Wadsworth worked for the Lytham St. Annes Corporation's transport department.[2]
During the First World War, Wadsworth lied about his age to enlist as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery and received a shrapnel wound in the left ankle.[4][7] His older brother Charles was killed in the war and "the atrocities left him physically and mentally scarred, suffering blackouts and grappling with post-traumatic stress".[4][7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 1920–21[8] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1921–22[8] | First Division | 39 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
1922–23[8] | First Division | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
1923–24[8] | First Division | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
1924–25[8] | First Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
1925–26[8] | First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
1926–27[8] | First Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
1927–28[8] | First Division | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
1928–29[8] | First Division | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
1929–30[8] | First Division | 3 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 281 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 312 | 4 |
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