| Sammy Whittaker | |
| Fullname: | Samson Clement Whittaker |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Shelfield, England |
| Death Place: | Wednesfield, England |
| Position: | Wing half, inside right |
| Clubs1: | Shelfield Methodists |
| Clubs2: | Aldridge Arms |
| Clubs3: | Rushall Red Cross |
| Clubs4: | Bloxwich Strollers |
| Years5: | 1908–1915 |
| Clubs5: | Aston Villa |
| Caps5: | 62 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Clubs6: | Walsall |
Samson Clement Whittaker (12 August 1888 – 19 September 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Aston Villa.[1] [2]
Whittaker served as a pioneer in the Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks during the latter months of the First World War.[3]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa | 1908–09[4] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1911–12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 1912–13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1913–14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 1914–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 6 | |||