Sam Kirkwood

Sam Kirkwood
Personal information
Full name Samuel James Kirkwood
Date of birth (1910-07-31)31 July 1910
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 1980 (aged 69–70)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Cook Island
– Portadown
1933–1934 Arsenal 0 (0)
1934–1940 Plymouth Argyle[A] 109 (1)
1940–194? Linfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel James Kirkwood (31 July 1910 – 1980) was an Irish professional footballer who made 109 appearances in the Football League playing for Plymouth Argyle. He played as a defender.[2][3]

Kirkwood was born in Belfast. He played for Portadown of the Irish Football League before coming to England to join Arsenal. After failing to break through to the first team he moved on to Plymouth Argyle,[2] for whom he made his debut in the Football League in February 1935. He was a regular first-team member from the middle of the 1936–37 season onwards, but the Second World War put an end to his League career.[3] He returned to Northern Ireland where he played for Linfield,[2] and was selected in the Irish League representative team in 1940.[4]

  1. ^ "Plymouth Argyle. Their capture: goal-getting centre from Scotland". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 149. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b "Sam Kirkwood". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Irish League Representatives (1893–2007)". Irish League Footballing Greats. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2010.