Sammy Igoe Explained

Sammy Igoe
Fullname:Samuel Gary Igoe
Birth Date:30 September 1975
Birth Place:Staines-upon-Thames, England[1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1994–2000
Years2:2000–2003
Years3:2003
Years4:2003–2005
Years5:2005–2006
Years6:2006
Years7:2006–2008
Years8:2008
Years9:2008–2010
Years10:2010–2012
Years11:2012–2014
Years12:2014
Clubs1:Portsmouth
Clubs2:Reading
Clubs3:Luton Town (loan)
Clubs4:Swindon Town
Clubs5:Millwall
Clubs6:Bristol Rovers (loan)
Clubs7:Bristol Rovers
Clubs8:Hereford United (loan)
Clubs9:AFC Bournemouth
Clubs10:Havant & Waterlooville
Clubs11:Gosport Borough
Clubs12:Bognor Regis Town (loan)
Caps1:160
Goals1:11
Caps2:87
Goals2:7
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Caps4:79
Goals4:9
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Caps7:61
Goals7:1
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Caps9:49
Goals9:3
Caps10:65
Goals10:5
Caps11:53
Goals11:2
Totalcaps:576
Totalgoals:39

Samuel Gary Igoe (born 30 September 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder during his career. He represented the England national beach soccer team.

Career

He started his career with Portsmouth, and after spells with Reading, Luton Town and Swindon Town. Igoe signed for Millwall in August 2005[2] but he struggled to maintain a first team place after Steve Claridge was sacked as manager.

Igoe impressed Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope during a loan spell at the club at the end of the 2005–06 season, and in the summer of 2006 he signed for the club on a permanent basis.[3]

The next season, he became a regular in midfield. The highlight of the season came right at the end, he scored the last goal in the play-off final, in the 3–1 win against Shrewsbury Town at Wembley Stadium, on 26 May, running 60 yards to score it into an empty net, after the Shrewsbury goalkeeper had gone to the other goal to try to score an equaliser.[4]

Igoe was given a loan spell at Hereford United, joining on 27 March 2008. When he returned from his loan spell at the end of the 2007–08 season he was released from his contract with Bristol Rovers, along with Chris Carruthers.[5]

Igoe then signed a one-year contract with AFC Bournemouth after impressing whilst on trial.

On 10 May 2010, Igoe was released from Bournemouth having not being offered a new contract. On 30 June, he signed a one-year contract with Havant & Waterlooville with an option for another year.

In July 2012, having made 65 appearances for Havant & Waterlooville and scored 5 goals, Igoe signed for newly promoted Southern League Premier Division side Gosport Borough.[6]

On 27 March 2014, it was announced that Igoe had joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Bognor Regis Town on loan.[7]

International career

Igoe was a part of the England beach soccer team that finished in third-place at the inaugural 1995 Beach Soccer World Championships.[8]

Honours

Bristol Rovers

2007

Gosport Borough

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hugman . Barry J. . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 . Mainstream . 2008 . 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. News: Igoe completes move to Millwall . BBC Sport . 19 July 2005 . 31 August 2007.
  3. News: Midfielder Igoe seals Rovers move . BBC Sport . 29 July 2006 . 31 August 2007.
  4. Web site: Walker brace tames Shrews as Rovers enjoy final flourish. The Guardian. 27 May 2007. 5 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Rovers release Igoe & Carruthers . BBC Sport . 14 May 2008 . 16 May 2008.
  6. Web site: Gosport Borough Football Club – Official Site . gosportboroughfc.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729165816/http://www.gosportboroughfc.com/news/n040712.htm . 2012-07-29.
  7. Web site: Ex-Pompey midfielder joins Rocks – Bognor Regis Observer . bognor.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330051316/http://www.bognor.co.uk/sport/local-football/ex-pompey-midfielder-joins-rocks-1-5965480 . 2014-03-30.
  8. Web site: Sammy Igoe: How Copacabana Beach, Zico and Frank Worthington marked resurrection of my Portsmouth career. Portsmouth News. Allen. Neil. 6 November 2020. 15 February 2024.
  9. News: Bristol Rovers 2–3 Doncaster Rovers AET . Hughes . Ian . BBC Sport . 1 April 2007 . 17 March 2024.