| Sampson Hosking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hosking in 1914 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sampson Hosking | ||
| Nickname(s) | Shine | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Glanville, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1974 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Semaphore Centrals | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre, rover, wing, forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–1921; 1927; 1936 | Port Adelaide | 163 (41) | |
| 1916–18 | Port Adelaide (Patriotic) | ~ 31 (0) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911–1912; 1919–1920 | South Australia | 10 | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1921 | Port Adelaide | ||
| 1922–1924 | West Adelaide | ||
| 1926 | South Adelaide | ||
| 1927–1931 | Port Adelaide | ||
| 1932–1934 | West Torrens | ||
| 1936–1938 | Port Adelaide | ||
| 1939–1940 | West Torrens | ||
| 1942–1943 | Port/Torrens (WWII) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: portadelaidefc.com.au | |||
Sampson Hosking (4 January 1888 – 20 October 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian Football League (SAFL). He was twice a recipient of the Magarey Medal, an individual award given in recognition of being the best and fairest player in the SAFL. After his playing career Hosking was also an accomplished football coach successfully leading Port Adelaide and the West Torrens Football Club to a combined six premierships. In 1929 he was described in the Register as "one of the most prominent figures in the game during the past 20 years. Combining exceptional pace with a football brain of rare fertility".[5]
- ^ "Three Years' Football Under False Name". News. Vol. 47, no. 7, 171. South Australia. 27 July 1946. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Like Old Times". News. Vol. IX, no. 1, 295. South Australia. 8 September 1927. p. 15 (HOME EDITION). Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". The Advertiser. Vol. LIX, no. 18, 051. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 11. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". The Register. Vol. LXXXI, no. 21, 773. South Australia. 21 August 1916. p. 9. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Steve McKee on Football: 1929 League Fixtures". The Register News-pictorial. Vol. XCIV, no. 27, 319. South Australia. 7 March 1929. p. 13. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.