Reg Sampson Explained

Reg Sampson
Fullname:	Reginald Sampson
Birth Date:	3 April 1899
Birth Place:	Box Hill, Victoria
Death Place:	West Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	St Luke's^[1]
Position:	Wing
Statsend:	1923
Years1:	1918–21
Games Goals1:	25 (3)
Years2:	1922–23
Club2:	Footscray (VFA)
Games Goals2:	24 (10)

Reginald Sampson (3 April 1899 – 2 April 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Family

The son of Britain Sampson (1865–1925) and Ellen Maria Sampson, nee Williams, Reginald Sampson was born at Box Hill on 3 April 1899.

Football

Sampson played 25 games over four seasons with South Melbourne, only managing to establish himself as a consistent member of the side in 1919.

In 1922, Sampson transferred to Footscray (then in the Victorian Football Association)^[3] where he played for two seasons.

External links

• • • Reg Sampson's playing statistics from The VFA Project

Notes and References

1. News: FOOTBALL. . Record . XXIII . 16 . South Melbourne, Victoria . 20 April 1918 . 3.
2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 784.
3. News: FOOTBALL. . The Argus . 23,633 . Melbourne, Australia . 4 May 1922 . 8.