Sam Finley

Sam Finley
Personal information
Full name	Sam Finley
Date of birth	4 August 1992
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Accrington Stanley
Number	14
Youth career
–2008	Everton
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:32, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Sam Finley (born 4 August 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Accrington Stanley.

Career

Finley was first picked up as a youth by Everton, where he stayed until he was 16.^[1]

Finley would then play for non-league clubs Southport and Warrington, before being released by the latter. ^[2] Following this, Finley was signed by Welsh Premier League side The New Saints.^[1]

He would spend 5 years at the Welsh club, making appearances in Champions League qualifying against Legia Warsaw and Anderlecht during his time there.^[1] He also won the Welsh Premier League with TNS four years in a row, along with 2 Welsh Cup victories and 1 Welsh League Cup.^[3]

In February 2015, he was loaned to Conference side Wrexham.^[3]

In August 2015, Finley would move to Fylde on a free transfer.^[4] He stayed at the club for 3 years, eventually becoming club captain.^[5]

On 29 June 2018, Finley signed a 2 year contract with League One side Accrington Stanley.^[1] He made his debut for the club on his 26th birthday, coming off of the bench in a 0-2 home defeat to Gillingham.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
The New Saints	2010–11^[3]	Welsh Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12^[3]	Welsh Premier League	5	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	9	3
	2012–13^[3]	Welsh Premier League	23	3	3	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	29	5
	2013–14^[3]	Welsh Premier League	26	10	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	31	11
	2014–15^[3]	Welsh Premier League	10	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	13	4
	2015–16^[3]	Welsh Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		64	18	6	3	8	2	10	0	0	0	88	23
Wrexham (loan)	2014–15^[3]	Football Conference	14	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	14	0
Fylde	2015–16^[3]	National League North	38	8	1	0	0	0	–		4	0	43	8
	2016–17^[3]	National League North	23	3	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	23	3
	2017–18^[3]	National League	34	6	4	1	0	0	–		0	0	38	7
	Total		95	17	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	104	18
Accrington Stanley	2018–19^[3]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
Total			174	35	11	4	8	2	10	0	4	0	207	41

Honours

The New Saints^[3]

Welsh Premier League champion: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Welsh Cup champion: 2012, 2014
Welsh League Cup champion: 2015

References

1 2 3 4 "Stanley new boy Sam Finley eager to prove his point in League One". This Is Lancashire. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
↑ "Finley leaves Town". Warrington Town FC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "S. Finley". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
↑ "Sam Finley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
↑ "AFC Fylde captain Sam Finley joins Accrington Stanley". Blackpool Gazette. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
↑ "Accrington Stanley 0-2". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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[Finley-1] 1 2 3 4 "Stanley new boy Sam Finley eager to prove his point in League One". This Is Lancashire. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[2] "Finley leaves Town". Warrington Town FC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[Soccerway-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "S. Finley". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[Soccerbase-4] "Sam Finley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[Finley2-5] "AFC Fylde captain Sam Finley joins Accrington Stanley". Blackpool Gazette. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[6] "Accrington Stanley 0-2". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.