Sam Currie

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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.^[1] He captained the club.^[4]

Sam Currie

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Percy Currie[1]
Date of birth	(1889-11-22)22 November 1889
Place of birth	Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death	7 December 1962(1962-12-07) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death	Prestonpans, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1909	Kilwinning Rangers
1909–1922	Leicester City	236	(4)
1922–1924	Wigan Borough	33	(2)
Managerial career
c. 1924	Wigan Borough (reserves)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers,^[5] with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.^[6] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.^[5] 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.^[5]

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[5]	Second Division	8	0	0	0	―		8	0
	1910–11[5]		32	2	3	1	―		35	3
	1911–12[5]		29	0	2	0	―		31	0
	1912–13[5]		29	0	0	0	―		29	0
	1913–14[5]		37	0	2	1	―		39	1
	1914–15[5]		26	0	1	0	―		27	0
	1919–20[5]		38	2	4	0	―		42	2
	1920–21[5]		24	0	0	0	―		24	0
	1921–22[5]		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[a]	0	13	0
	Total		33	2	6	0	1	0	40	3
Career total			269	6	18	2	1	0	288	9

1. Appearance in Manchester Senior Cup

Honours

Kilwinning Rangers

• Scottish Junior Cup: 1908–09^[6]