Samuel Challinor

Samuel Challinor
Challinor while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name Samuel Challinor[1]
Date of birth (1890-04-02)2 April 1890
Place of birth Middlewich, England
Date of death 15 March 1963(1963-03-15) (aged 71)
Place of death Birkenhead, England
Playing position Wing half
Youth career
Middlewich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Witton Albion
1913 Everton 0 (0)
1920–1921 Brentford 31 (2)
1921–1922 Halifax Town 23 (2)
1922–1923 Accrington Stanley 23 (1)
1923–1924 New Brighton 40 (2)
Mold Town
Llandudno
Total 117
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel Challinor (2 April 1890 – 15 March 1963) was a professional football wing half who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, New Brighton, Halifax Town and Accrington Stanley.[2]

Playing career

Early years

Challinor began his career in non-league football with Combination and Lancashire Combination sides Middlewich and Witton Albion respectively,[1] before earning a move to the Football League with Everton.[2] The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 denied Challinor the chance to make his professional debut for the Toffees.[2]

Brentford

Challinor joined Division Three South side Brentford for the Griffin Park club's first season of league football in 1920.[2] He made his professional debut in the first home match of the 1920–21 season, a 1–0 victory over Millwall.[3] He scored his first goal for the side in a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 September and scored his second in a 3–1 defeat to Merthyr Town on 30 April 1921.[3] Challinor was released at the end of a disastrous first league season for Brentford, which saw the club forced to apply for re-election.[2] He made 32 appearances and scored two goals for the club.[3]

Later league career

Challinor saw out his league career with spells at Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and New Brighton.[2]

Final years

Challinor finished his career at Mold Town and Llandudno in Wales.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1920–21[3] Third Division 31 2 1 0 32 2
Career total 31 2 1 0 32 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.


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