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Sam Currie

Full name: Samuel Currie
Birthdate: 22.11.1887
Birthplace: Kilwinning, Ayrshire
Position: Left-back
Joined from: Kilwinning Rangers
Signed by: George Johnson
Nationality: Scotland
First game: Birmingham City, 19.03.1910
Last game: Hull City, 04.03.1922
Games: 248
Goals: 6
Wartime Games 123 Goals: 7
Player Profile

Kilwinning-born Currie made the left-back spot at Leicester his own for 236 Football League games before, during and after the war - where he played 123 games. He had trials with St Mirren after catching the eye with local side Kilwinning Rangers but it was Leicester who took their chance on the defender in May 1909. He didn't make his debut until the following year, however, playing in an away clash at Birmingham in March.

Currie formed back-line partnerships with a large number of players but nobody could replace him, such were his consistently good performances in that position. He was also an occasional penalty taker for the Foxes and lodged, for a time, with club trainer Harley Thompson. He was also one of the club's early union activists and played in a Players Union XI against a Manchester United/City side.

His deserved benefit match came in November 1919 against North Shields and he left the club in 1922. As a veteran, he went on to play for Wigan Borough before remaining in the area to take on a player-coach role for Wigan's reserves in 1924.

Currie was part of a footballing family. His older brother Bob played for Middlesbrough, Morton, Bury Hearts and Darlington before the war began, while his younger brother Duncan played for Hearts but was tragically killed while in action in the Somme in 1916.

Seasons League FA Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
Year Division Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
1909-10 Division Two (old)8 0- -- -- -- - 8 0
1910-11 Division Two (old)32 23 1- -- -- - 35 3
1911-12 Division Two (old)29 02 0- -- -- - 31 0
1912-13 Division Two (old)29 0- -- -- -- - 29 0
1913-14 Division Two (old)37 02 1- -- -- - 39 1
1914-15 Division Two (old)26 01 0- -- -- - 27 0
1919-20 Division Two (old)38 24 0- -- -- - 42 2
1920-21 Division Two (old)24 0- -- -- -- - 24 0
1921-22 Division Two (old)13 0- -- -- -- - 13 0
Total 236 412 2- -- -- - 248 6

Appearances

DateResultOppositionCompetitionStartSubGoals
1 19.03.1910 1 - 2 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
2 06.04.1910 2 - 6 Stockport County (A) Division Two (old)
3 09.04.1910 1 - 1 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
4 14.04.1910 1 - 2 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
5 16.04.1910 0 - 2 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
6 23.04.1910 1 - 1 Burnley (H) Division Two (old)
7 25.04.1910 0 - 3 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)
8 30.04.1910 1 - 1 Leeds City (A) Division Two (old)
9 03.09.1910 5 - 0 Bolton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
10 10.09.1910 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
11 17.09.1910 1 - 0 Chelsea (H) Division Two (old)
12 24.09.1910 1 - 3 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)
13 01.10.1910 2 - 0 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
14 08.10.1910 0 - 1 Glossop (A) Division Two (old)
15 15.10.1910 2 - 0 Lincoln City (H) Division Two (old)
16 22.10.1910 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
17 29.10.1910 2 - 0 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
18 05.11.1910 1 - 5 West Bromwich Albion (A) Division Two (old)
19 12.11.1910 0 - 2 Hull City (H) Division Two (old)
20 19.11.1910 1 - 3 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
21 26.11.1910 2 - 0 Bradford Park Avenue (H) Division Two (old)
22 03.12.1910 1 - 2 Burnley (A) Division Two (old)
23 31.12.1910 2 - 6 Bolton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
24 07.01.1911 2 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
25 14.01.1911 3 - 1 Southampton (H) FA Cup 1
26 28.01.1911 2 - 1 Leyton Orient (H) Division Two (old)
27 04.02.1911 0 - 0 Middlesbrough (A) FA Cup 2
28 09.02.1911 1 - 2 Middlesbrough (H) FA Cup 2 rep 1
29 11.02.1911 1 - 1 Glossop (H) Division Two (old)
30 18.02.1911 0 - 2 Lincoln City (A) Division Two (old)
31 25.02.1911 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town (H) Division Two (old)
32 04.03.1911 0 - 1 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
33 11.03.1911 2 - 3 West Bromwich Albion (H) Division Two (old)
34 18.03.1911 2 - 2 Hull City (A) Division Two (old) 1
35 25.03.1911 3 - 2 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
36 29.03.1911 0 - 2 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
37 01.04.1911 1 - 3 Bradford Park Avenue (A) Division Two (old)
38 08.04.1911 1 - 1 Burnley (H) Division Two (old)
39 14.04.1911 1 - 1 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
40 15.04.1911 0 - 2 Gainsborough Trinity (A) Division Two (old)
41 17.04.1911 1 - 2 Derby County (H) Division Two (old)
42 22.04.1911 2 - 1 Leeds City (H) Division Two (old) 1
43 29.04.1911 0 - 1 Stockport County (A) Division Two (old)
44 02.09.1911 1 - 0 Gainsborough Trinity (A) Division Two (old)
45 04.09.1911 2 - 0 Gainsborough Trinity (H) Division Two (old)
46 09.09.1911 0 - 2 Grimsby Town (H) Division Two (old)
47 11.09.1911 0 - 3 Burnley (A) Division Two (old)
48 30.09.1911 1 - 4 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)
49 07.10.1911 2 - 0 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old)
50 21.10.1911 0 - 2 Huddersfield Town (H) Division Two (old)
51 28.10.1911 1 - 1 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
52 04.11.1911 1 - 0 Glossop (H) Division Two (old)
53 11.11.1911 1 - 4 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
54 18.11.1911 0 - 0 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
55 09.12.1911 0 - 5 Derby County (A) Division Two (old)
56 16.12.1911 1 - 1 Stockport County (H) Division Two (old)
57 23.12.1911 1 - 2 Leeds City (A) Division Two (old)
58 25.12.1911 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
59 22.01.1912 6 - 1 Croydon Common (H) FA Cup 1 rep
60 27.01.1912 1 - 2 Chelsea (A) Division Two (old)
61 03.02.1912 0 - 1 Barnsley (A) FA Cup 2
62 10.02.1912 1 - 0 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
63 17.02.1912 5 - 2 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
64 24.02.1912 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
65 29.02.1912 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest (H) Division Two (old)
66 02.03.1912 4 - 0 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
67 09.03.1912 0 - 6 Glossop (A) Division Two (old)
68 16.03.1912 3 - 0 Hull City (H) Division Two (old)
69 23.03.1912 0 - 0 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
70 30.03.1912 3 - 0 Bradford Park Avenue (H) Division Two (old)
71 06.04.1912 1 - 4 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
72 08.04.1912 3 - 2 Burnley (H) Division Two (old)
73 13.04.1912 0 - 1 Derby County (H) Division Two (old)
74 20.04.1912 3 - 2 Stockport County (A) Division Two (old)
75 07.09.1912 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest (H) Division Two (old)
76 09.09.1912 0 - 3 Lincoln City (A) Division Two (old)
77 14.09.1912 0 - 1 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
78 21.09.1912 1 - 2 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
79 28.09.1912 0 - 3 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
80 05.10.1912 1 - 1 Leeds City (H) Division Two (old)
81 12.10.1912 0 - 2 Grimsby Town (A) Division Two (old)
82 19.10.1912 3 - 0 Bury (H) Division Two (old)
83 26.10.1912 1 - 1 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
84 02.11.1912 1 - 0 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
85 09.11.1912 2 - 2 Bradford Park Avenue (A) Division Two (old)
86 16.11.1912 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
87 23.11.1912 1 - 2 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
88 30.11.1912 1 - 0 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
89 07.12.1912 0 - 3 Preston North End (H) Division Two (old)
90 25.01.1913 0 - 0 Huddersfield Town (H) Division Two (old)
91 08.02.1913 1 - 5 Leeds City (A) Division Two (old)
92 15.02.1913 1 - 0 Grimsby Town (H) Division Two (old)
93 22.02.1913 2 - 2 Bury (A) Division Two (old)
94 08.03.1913 0 - 1 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
95 15.03.1913 3 - 0 Bradford Park Avenue (H) Division Two (old)
96 21.03.1913 0 - 3 Glossop (A) Division Two (old)
97 22.03.1913 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
98 24.03.1913 1 - 0 Leyton Orient (H) Division Two (old)
99 25.03.1913 1 - 0 Lincoln City (H) Division Two (old)
100 29.03.1913 5 - 1 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
101 05.04.1913 4 - 1 Stockport County (H) Division Two (old)
102 12.04.1913 0 - 1 Preston North End (A) Division Two (old)
103 19.04.1913 2 - 3 Burnley (H) Division Two (old)
104 03.09.1913 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest (A) Division Two (old)
105 06.09.1913 1 - 2 Arsenal (A) Division Two (old)
106 11.09.1913 5 - 1 Nottingham Forest (H) Division Two (old)
107 13.09.1913 2 - 0 Grimsby Town (H) Division Two (old)
108 20.09.1913 0 - 1 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
109 27.09.1913 3 - 0 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old)
110 04.10.1913 1 - 2 Leeds City (A) Division Two (old)
111 11.10.1913 1 - 0 Leyton Orient (H) Division Two (old)
112 18.10.1913 2 - 0 Glossop (A) Division Two (old)
113 25.10.1913 2 - 5 Stockport County (H) Division Two (old)
114 01.11.1913 2 - 3 Bradford Park Avenue (A) Division Two (old)
115 08.11.1913 0 - 2 Notts County (H) Division Two (old)
116 15.11.1913 3 - 0 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
117 22.11.1913 1 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
118 29.11.1913 0 - 4 Hull City (H) Division Two (old)
119 06.12.1913 0 - 3 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
120 13.12.1913 0 - 0 Bury (H) Division Two (old)
121 20.12.1913 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
122 25.12.1913 0 - 1 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
123 26.12.1913 0 - 3 Lincoln City (A) Division Two (old)
124 27.12.1913 1 - 2 Arsenal (H) Division Two (old)
125 03.01.1914 0 - 3 Grimsby Town (A) Division Two (old)
126 10.01.1914 5 - 5 Tottenham Hotspur (H) FA Cup 1 1
127 15.01.1914 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur (A) FA Cup 1 rep
128 17.01.1914 0 - 0 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
129 07.02.1914 5 - 1 Leeds City (H) Division Two (old)
130 14.02.1914 0 - 1 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)
131 21.02.1914 1 - 3 Glossop (H) Division Two (old)
132 28.02.1914 0 - 3 Stockport County (A) Division Two (old)
133 07.03.1914 2 - 3 Bradford Park Avenue (H) Division Two (old)
134 14.03.1914 1 - 4 Notts County (A) Division Two (old)
135 21.03.1914 2 - 1 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
136 28.03.1914 2 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
137 04.04.1914 0 - 0 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
138 10.04.1914 0 - 1 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
139 11.04.1914 0 - 2 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
140 13.04.1914 2 - 0 Lincoln City (H) Division Two (old)
141 18.04.1914 1 - 1 Bury (A) Division Two (old)
142 25.04.1914 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town (H) Division Two (old)
143 02.09.1914 2 - 2 Lincoln City (H) Division Two (old)
144 05.09.1914 1 - 0 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
145 12.09.1914 0 - 1 Grimsby Town (A) Division Two (old)
146 19.09.1914 1 - 2 Huddersfield Town (H) Division Two (old)
147 21.09.1914 1 - 3 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
148 26.09.1914 0 - 1 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
149 03.10.1914 1 - 3 Bury (H) Division Two (old)
150 10.10.1914 0 - 1 Preston North End (A) Division Two (old)
151 17.10.1914 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest (H) Division Two (old)
152 24.10.1914 2 - 1 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
153 31.10.1914 0 - 1 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
154 07.11.1914 3 - 2 Glossop (H) Division Two (old)
155 14.11.1914 0 - 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
156 21.11.1914 0 - 2 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
157 28.11.1914 0 - 3 Stockport County (A) Division Two (old)
158 05.12.1914 1 - 1 Hull City (H) Division Two (old)
159 12.12.1914 2 - 7 Leeds City (A) Division Two (old)
160 19.12.1914 0 - 1 Swansea City (A) FA Cup Q6
161 25.12.1914 1 - 4 Arsenal (H) Division Two (old)
162 13.03.1915 3 - 2 Glossop (A) Division Two (old)
163 20.03.1915 0 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
164 25.03.1915 1 - 3 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old)
165 27.03.1915 0 - 1 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
166 02.04.1915 3 - 2 Lincoln City (A) Division Two (old)
167 03.04.1915 5 - 4 Stockport County (H) Division Two (old)
168 05.04.1915 0 - 1 Derby County (A) Division Two (old)
169 10.04.1915 1 - 2 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
170 30.08.1919 1 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
171 01.09.1919 0 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur (A) Division Two (old)
172 06.09.1919 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
173 11.09.1919 2 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur (H) Division Two (old)
174 27.09.1919 1 - 0 Coventry City (H) Division Two (old)
175 04.10.1919 2 - 1 Coventry City (A) Division Two (old)
176 11.10.1919 0 - 4 Huddersfield Town (H) Division Two (old)
177 18.10.1919 0 - 0 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
178 25.10.1919 2 - 3 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
179 01.11.1919 0 - 3 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
180 08.11.1919 0 - 0 West Ham United (H) Division Two (old)
181 15.11.1919 0 - 1 West Ham United (A) Division Two (old)
182 22.11.1919 0 - 0 South Shields (H) Division Two (old)
183 29.11.1919 0 - 2 South Shields (A) Division Two (old)
184 06.12.1919 1 - 1 Rotherham United (H) Division Two (old) 1
185 13.12.1919 0 - 1 Rotherham United (A) Division Two (old)
186 20.12.1919 3 - 1 Stoke City (H) Division Two (old)
187 25.12.1919 1 - 0 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
188 26.12.1919 1 - 0 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
189 27.12.1919 0 - 3 Stoke City (A) Division Two (old)
190 03.01.1920 2 - 1 Grimsby Town (A) Division Two (old)
191 10.01.1920 0 - 0 Newport County (A) FA Cup 1
192 15.01.1920 2 - 0 Newport County (H) FA Cup 1 rep
193 17.01.1920 2 - 0 Grimsby Town (H) Division Two (old)
194 31.01.1920 3 - 0 Manchester City (H) FA Cup 2
195 07.02.1920 0 - 2 Stockport County (H) Division Two (old)
196 12.02.1920 1 - 5 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
197 21.02.1920 0 - 3 Chelsea (A) FA Cup 3
198 28.02.1920 1 - 0 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
199 04.03.1920 0 - 0 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
200 06.03.1920 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest (A) Division Two (old)
201 13.03.1920 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest (H) Division Two (old)
202 20.03.1920 3 - 0 Lincoln City (A) Division Two (old) 1
203 27.03.1920 4 - 0 Lincoln City (H) Division Two (old)
204 03.04.1920 0 - 1 Bury (A) Division Two (old)
205 05.04.1920 0 - 0 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
206 06.04.1920 2 - 1 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old)
207 10.04.1920 0 - 5 Bury (H) Division Two (old)
208 17.04.1920 2 - 1 Port Vale (A) Division Two (old)
209 24.04.1920 0 - 1 Port Vale (H) Division Two (old)
210 26.04.1920 0 - 3 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)
211 01.05.1920 1 - 1 Leyton Orient (H) Division Two (old)
212 28.08.1920 0 - 2 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)
213 18.09.1920 1 - 3 Leeds United (A) Division Two (old)
214 25.09.1920 3 - 0 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
215 02.10.1920 0 - 5 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
216 09.10.1920 1 - 0 West Ham United (H) Division Two (old)
217 16.10.1920 1 - 0 West Ham United (A) Division Two (old)
218 23.10.1920 1 - 1 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
219 30.10.1920 1 - 1 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
220 06.11.1920 2 - 0 Cardiff City (H) Division Two (old)
221 13.11.1920 0 - 2 Cardiff City (A) Division Two (old)
222 20.11.1920 1 - 1 Notts County (A) Division Two (old)
223 27.11.1920 0 - 3 Notts County (H) Division Two (old)
224 04.12.1920 0 - 2 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
225 11.12.1920 0 - 1 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
226 18.12.1920 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday (A) Division Two (old)
227 25.12.1920 3 - 1 Stoke City (H) Division Two (old)
228 27.12.1920 1 - 1 Stoke City (A) Division Two (old)
229 01.01.1921 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (H) Division Two (old)
230 26.02.1921 1 - 1 Rotherham United (A) Division Two (old)
231 05.03.1921 1 - 1 Rotherham United (H) Division Two (old)
232 12.03.1921 0 - 0 Port Vale (A) Division Two (old)
233 19.03.1921 0 - 0 Port Vale (H) Division Two (old)
234 26.03.1921 2 - 0 South Shields (H) Division Two (old)
235 28.03.1921 0 - 1 Coventry City (H) Division Two (old)
236 15.10.1921 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest (A) Division Two (old)
237 22.10.1921 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
238 29.10.1921 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
239 05.11.1921 1 - 0 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
240 12.11.1921 0 - 0 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
241 19.11.1921 0 - 0 Coventry City (A) Division Two (old)
242 26.11.1921 1 - 1 Coventry City (H) Division Two (old)
243 03.12.1921 1 - 0 Derby County (A) Division Two (old)
244 10.12.1921 1 - 1 Derby County (H) Division Two (old)
245 17.12.1921 1 - 0 Bury (A) Division Two (old)
246 26.12.1921 0 - 2 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old)
247 25.02.1922 0 - 0 Leeds United (H) Division Two (old)
248 04.03.1922 2 - 5 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)

Wartime

SeasonsLEAGUEWAR CUPTOTAL
YearAppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGls
1915-1625 -- - 25 -
1916-1734 -- - 34 -
1917-1831 4- - 31 4
1918-1933 3- - 33 3
Total 123 70 0 123 7

Transfers

Club Fee Date
IN  Kilwinning Rangers Unknown May 1909
OUT  Wigan Borough Unknown May 1922
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