Sammy Timmins

Sammy Timmins
Personal information
Full name Samuel Timmins[1]
Date of birth June 1879
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Date of death August 1956 (1956-09) (aged 77)[2]
Place of death West Bromwich, England
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dudley Town
1899–1900 Walsall 30 (0)
1900–1905 Nottingham Forest 125 (5)
1906–1911 West Bromwich Albion 111 (3)
Sutton Junction
Mansfield Town
Sutton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel Timmins (June 1879 – August 1956) was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League, most notably for Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion.[1] Injury forced his retirement from professional football in 1911.[2]

Personal life

Timmins attended George Salter School.[2] He served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery of the British Army during the First World War and saw action on the Italian Front.[2][3] In 1920, Timmins took over as the licensee of The Hop Pole pub in Carters Green, West Bromwich and continued in the job for over a decade.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1906–07[4] Second Division 20 0 1 0 22 0
1907–08[5] 30 2 1 0 31 2
1908–09[6] 32 1 2 0 34 1
1909–10[7] 22 0 1 0 23 0
1910–11[8] 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 111 3 5 0 116 3

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 288. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (17 June 2015). "A-Z of West Midlands Football". Black Country Bugle. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Timmins – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.


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