Vinny Samways

Vinny Samways
Personal information
Full name Vincent Samways[1]
Date of birth (1968-10-27) 27 October 1968 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth Bethnal Green,[1] London, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1994 Tottenham Hotspur 193 (11)
1994–1996 Everton 23 (2)
1995–1996Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 3 (0)
1996Birmingham City (loan) 12 (0)
1996–2002 Las Palmas 160 (6)
2002–2003 Sevilla 10 (0)
2003–2004 Walsall 42 (2)
2004–2005 Algeciras 18 (1)
Total 461 (22)
International career
1985–1986 England Youth 5 (0)
1988 England U21 5 (1)
Managerial career
2006–2008 UD San Pedro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Samways (born 27 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a central midfielder from 1986 until 2006.

He notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. He also played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Walsall, and in Spain for Sevilla, Las Palmas and Algeciras. After retiring he went on to manage Spanish lower league side UD San Pedro.

  1. ^ a b c "Vinny Samways". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.