| Sam Charnley | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Charnley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Wishaw, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 1977 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | ?–1925 |
| Years2: | 1925–1928 |
| Years3: | 1928–1929 |
| Years4: | 1929 |
| Years5: | 1929–1931 |
| Clubs1: | Burnbank Athletic |
| Clubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Clubs3: | York City |
| Clubs4: | Dartford |
| Clubs5: | Kettering Town |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Caps3: | 48 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
Samuel Charnley (18 November 1902 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League.
Born in Craigneuk, a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Charnley played for Burnbank Athletic before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in January 1925.[2] He made his debut on 12 September 1925 in a 4–1 win against Portsmouth.[3] After making 55 appearances in total, scoring once, he joined Midland League team York City in August 1928.[2]
He captained York in the 1928–29 season, which was to be their last in the Midland League before being elected to the Football League.[2] He left after making 55 appearances and scoring five goals to join Dartford in June 1929.[2] He joined Kettering Town in September, before returning to Scottish football in May 1931.[2]
When Charnley joined Dartford, he secured jobs locally for family members who also moved to Kent; these included his brother and his wife, who were the parents of boxer Dave Charnley, born in the town in 1935. Sam later ran a pub in Dartford.[4]