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Sammy Smyth: Striker |
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Date of Birth:
25.02.1925 |
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With the Reds: 1952-1955 |
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Bought from: Stoke
City |
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Signed for
LFC: Ј12,000 - December 1952 |
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Debut: 03.01.1953 (Aged 27) |
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Last match:
24.04.1954 |
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Debut
goal: 07.02.1953 |
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1st team
league games: 44 |
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1st team
league goals: 20 |
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Total 1st
team games: 44 |
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Total 1st
team goals: 20 |
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Contract expiry:
January 1955, transfered to Bangor City for Ј2,000 |
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International caps:
N-Ireland caps |
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goals: |
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International debut: |
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Former clubs:
Distillery, Dundela FC, Linfield, Wolves, Stoke City, Bangor City (amateur) |
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Birth Place:
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1952-53 |
18 |
7 |
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18 |
7 |
| 1953-54 |
26 |
13 |
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26 |
13 |
| Total |
44 |
20 |
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44 |
20 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 44 |
Started |
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44 |
League |
| 0 |
On the bench |
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| 0 |
Substitute |
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| 0 |
Substituted |
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Career Milestones for Sammy Smyth:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
03.01.1953 |
Stoke C |
1-3 |
Victoria Ground |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
07.02.1953 |
22 |
Middlesbrough |
3-2 |
Ayresome Park |
League |
Total LFC
games/goals for Reserves
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Reserves |
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League |
L S Cup |
La S Cup |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1953-54 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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1 |
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9 |
6 |
| Total |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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1 |
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9 |
6 |
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PROFILE
Belfast-born inside-forward Sammy had played for his home-town club Linfield before
moving to Wolves in July 1947. After four years at Molineux, he was transferred to Stoke
City and it was from there that he joined Liverpool when he was 27 years old. Sammy went
straight into the team and made his debut on 3rd January 1953 when Liverpool visited the
club he had just signed from. But it was no happy return. Stoke won 3-1 and Liverpool lost
their next two matches as well to give them an unenviable record of just 3 points from the
last 22 and in very real danger of relegation to the Second Division. After just one
league victory in 15 games, Sammy scored in the next three matches, all of which were won;
and the 7 goals he managed to score from 18 games were a big factor in Liverpool just
climbing to safety by the end of the season.
But a year later, an even better strike-rate, 13 from 26 games, couldn't prevent
relegation and the last of Sammy's 44 league appearances for Liverpool came on the final
day of the 1953-54 season (a 1-0 defeat by Blackpool), by which time their fate had
already been sealed despite a late rally which saw 4 victories in 6 games. However, a
desperate record of only one win in the previous TWENTY league fixtures before that gave
them too much ground to make up and the club's proud record of being a First Division club
for nearly 50 years was finally at an end.
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