Sam Bennion

Sam Bennion
Bennion, as Chairman of Port Vale.
Personal information
Full name Samuel Bennion[1]
Date of birth 1871[1]
Place of birth Burslem, England[1]
Date of death (1941-05-06)6 May 1941[1]
Place of death Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Playing position Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894 Burslem Port Vale 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel Bennion (1871 – 6 May 1941) was an English footballer and later chairman of Port Vale.

Port Vale career

Bennion was a Burslem native and a Burslem Port Vale supporter from the club's inception.[1] He served the club as an official, but made a full appearance in the Football League as a left-back in a 2–2 draw at Lincoln City on 24 February 1894 when the club were a man down.[1]

He later served as an emergency manager, as well as Chairman from December 1908 to July 1911 when control was handed to the shareholders of a limited liability company.[1] He was retained as a director however until 1933.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1893–94Second Division10000010
Total 10000010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Sam Bennion at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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