Sam Currie Explained

Sam Currie
Fullname:	Samuel Percy Currie^[1]
Birth Date:	22 November 1889
Birth Place:	Kilwinning, Scotland
Death Date:	^[2]
Death Place:	Prestonpans, Scotland
Height:	^[3]
Position:	Full-back
Years1:	1906–1909
Clubs1:	Kilwinning Rangers
Years2:	1909–1922
Clubs2:	Leicester City
Caps2:	236
Goals2:	4
Years3:	1922–1924
Clubs3:	Wigan Borough
Caps3:	33
Goals3:	2
Managerclubs1:	Wigan Borough (reserves)

Samuel Percy Currie (22 November 1889 – 7 December 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City as a full-back. He captained the club.^[4]

Career

Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers, with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.^[5] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.^[6] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the First World War.^[7] Currie ended his career in the Third Division North with Wigan Borough, for whom he made 33 appearances before being appointed player-coach of the reserve team in March 1924.

Personal life

Currie's brothers Bob and Duncan also became footballers.^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	1909–10	Second Division	8	0	0	0	―		8	0
	1910–11		32	2	3	1	―		35	3
	1911–12		29	0	2	0	―		31	0
	1912–13		29	0	0	0	―		29	0
	1913–14		37	0	2	1	―		39	1
	1914–15		26	0	1	0	―		27	0
	1919–20		38	2	4	0	―		42	2
	1920–21		24	0	0	0	―		24	0
	1921–22		13	0	0	0	―		13	0
	Total		236	4	12	2	―		248	6
Wigan Borough	1922–23^[9]	Third Division North	21	2	6	1	0	0	27	3
	1923–24^[10]		12	0	0	0	1^[11]	0	13	0
	Total		33	2	6	0	1	0	40	3
Career total			269	6	18	2	1	0	288	9

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 73.
2. Web site: Players A to Z (A-C) . 24 July 2023 . Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete . en.
3. News: 6 August 1923 . Optimists of the North. Wigan Borough . 6 . Athletic News . Manchester.
4. Web site: The Managers: Louis Ford, 1914–1915 . 22 April 2020 . www.lcfc.com . en.
5. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
6. Web site: Sam Currie Leicester City career stats . 22 April 2020 . FoxesTalk . en-GB.
7. Book: Dykes, Garth . Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931 . Tony Brown . 2011 . 978-1-905891-53-5.
8. Web site: (20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour – National Library of Scotland . 22 April 2020 . digital.nls.uk.
9. Web site: 1922/23 . 24 July 2023 . Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete . en.
10. Web site: 1923/24 . 24 July 2023 . Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete . en.
11. Appearance in Manchester Senior Cup

Honours

Kilwinning Rangers

• Scottish Junior Cup: 1908–09