Sam Jennings

Sam Jennings

Jennings in 1929
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Jennings
Date of birth	(1898-12-26)26 December 1898
Place of birth	Cinderhill, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Date of death	21 August 1944(1944-08-21) (aged 45)
Place of death	Robertsbridge, England
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Highbury Vale Methodists
	Basford United
	5th Reserve Battalion Coldstream Guards
	Basford National Ordnance Factory
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1920	Norwich City
1920–1921	Middlesbrough	10	(2)
1921–1924	Reading	110	(45)
1924–1925	West Ham United	9	(3)
1925–1928	Brighton & Hove Albion	110	(61)
1928–1929	Nottingham Forest	27	(15)
1929–1931	Port Vale	63	(42)
1931–1932	Stockport County	14	(2)
1932	Burnley	6	(2)
1932–1933	Olympique de Marseille	14	(4)
1933–1934	Club Français
1934–1935	Scarborough
1935–1936	Wisbech Town
Total		363	(176)
Managerial career
1936–1938	Glentoran
1937–1938	Rochdale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Jennings (26 December 1898 – 21 August 1944) was an English footballer and football manager. A tall player, he was a goal-scoring centre-forward, with a ratio of a goal every two games.

After playing for various amateur sides, he joined Norwich City in 1919, moving on to Middlesbrough the following year. In 1921, he signed with Reading, where he would make his name over a three-year stay with 45 goals in 110 league games. After a season with West Ham United, he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion in 1925. Again prolific, he scored 61 goals in 110 games and won a transfer to Nottingham Forest in 1928. Moving on to Port Vale in 1929, he bagged 42 goals in 63 league games. In the 1930s, he enjoyed short spells at Stockport County and Burnley before settling in France with Olympique de Marseille and Club Français. He later returned to England to turn out for non-League sides Scarborough and Wisbech Town.

After retiring as a player, he took charge at Glentoran in 1936 before taking charge of Rochdale the following year. He also served as a coach across France and England.