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Sammy Timmins
Personal information
Full name Samuel Timmins
Date of birth June 1879
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Date of death August 1956 (1956-09) (aged 77)
Place of death West Bromwich, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1899 Dudley Town
1899–1900 Walsall 30 (0)
1900–1905 Nottingham Forest 125 (5)
1906–1911 West Bromwich Albion 111 (3)
1912–1913 Sutton Junction
1913–1914 Mansfield Town
1914 Sutton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Timmins (June 1879 – August 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half, most notably for Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion. Injury forced his retirement from professional football in 1911.

Personal life

Timmins attended George Salter School. He served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery of the British Army during the First World War and saw action on the Italian Front. In 1920, Timmins took over as the licensee of The Hop Pole pub in Carters Green, West Bromwich and continued in the job for over a decade.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1900–01 First Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
1901–02 22 0 1 0 23 0
1902–03 18 3 3 0 21 3
1903–04 27 1 3 0 30 1
1904–05 31 1 2 0 33 1
1905–06 19 0 2 0 21 0
Total 125 5 11 0 136 5
West Bromwich Albion 1906–07 Second Division 20 0 1 0 22 0
1907–08 30 2 1 0 31 2
1908–09 32 1 2 0 34 1
1909–10 22 0 1 0 23 0
1910–11 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 236 8 16 0 252 8

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 288. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (17 June 2015). "A-Z of West Midlands Football". Black Country Bugle. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "Timmins Sammy Nottingham Forest 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. "Samuel Timmins – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Sam Timmins". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1906/07". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1907/08". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1908/09". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1909/10". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1910/11". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 7 June 2017.


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