Sammy Troughton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Edward Troughton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Glentoran | 23 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | (2) |
| Arcadia Shepherds | |||
| 1986 | Crusaders | 2 | (1) |
| Jomo Cosmos | |||
| Orlando Pirates | |||
| 1988–1990 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 1992–1993 | Glentoran | 31 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland Schools[2] | 6 | ||
| Northern Ireland Youth[3] | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2005–2008 | University of Pretoria | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nathi Lions | ||
| 2014–2016 | University of Pretoria | ||
| 2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2017 | Free State Stars[4] | ||
| 2018 | Uthongathi[5] | ||
| 2018 | Witbank Spurs | ||
| 2018 | TS Sporting[6] | ||
| –2021 | Pretoria Callies[7] | ||
| 2021 | Cape Town All Stars[8] | ||
| 2021–2023 | University of Pretoria[9][10] | ||
| 2023 | Marumo Gallants[11] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Edward Troughton (born 27 March 1964 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward and now a coach.
Playing career
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[edit | edit source]Troughton played for Glentoran[12] and Wolverhampton Wanderers[13] before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa.[14] In 1986, he briefly played for Crusaders, playing two league games in two days against Linfield and Glentoran (scoring in the latter) in December 1986.[15]
Management career
[edit | edit source]After retiring from his playing career, Troughton coached mainly lower league South African sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars.
Troughton was retained as University of Pretoria manager for the start of the 2015–16 season.[16] In March 2016, he took charge of Vasco da Gama for the rest of the season.[17] On the 8 October 2018, Sammy signed a two-year deal as the head coach of Witbank Spurs,[18] but barely two weeks after the joining the club he left for Mpumalanga rivals TS Sporting.[6]
References
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- ^ Roy France (2001) Glentoran A Complete Record
- ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- Association footballers from Lisburn
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football forwards
- Association football managers from Northern Ireland
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Crusaders F.C. players
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa
- English Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers