| Sam Higginson | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Higginson |
| Birth Date: | 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Goldenhill, England |
| Death Date: | 1930 (aged 50) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1898 |
| Clubs1: | Goldenhill Wanderers |
| Years2: | 1899–1903 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke |
| Caps2: | 111 |
| Goals2: | 21 |
| Years3: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs3: | Reading |
| Years4: | 1906–1908 |
| Clubs4: | Bradford City |
| Caps4: | 56 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Totalcaps: | 167 |
| Totalgoals: | 27 |
Samuel Higginson (1880 – 1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City Stoke.[1]
Higginson played football with his local amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers before moving to Stoke in 1899.[1] He immediately became a first team regular making 33 appearances in his first season as a professional.[1] He was used as both a centre forward or centre back due to his physical qualities and he carried on been a key member of the Stoke side during the early 1900s as the side struggled on compete in the First Division.[1] He left for Reading in 1904 after making over 120 appearances for Stoke.[1] His spell at Reading was a short one as he left for Bradford City a season later where he finished his career.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke | 1899–1900 | First Division | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 1900–01 | First Division | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1901–02 | First Division | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 1902–03 | First Division | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1903–04 | First Division | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 111 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 123 | 23 | |||
| Bradford City | 1906–07 | Second Division | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1907–08 | Second Division | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 1908–09 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 6 | |||
| Career Total | 167 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 181 | 29 | |||