Samuel Challinor

Samuel Challinor

Challinor while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Challinor
Date of birth	(1890-04-02)2 April 1890
Place of birth	Middlewich, England
Date of death	15 March 1963(1963-03-15) (aged 71)
Place of death	Birkenhead, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1910	Middlewich
1910–1913	Witton Albion
1913	Everton	0	(0)
1919	Tranmere Rovers
1920–1921	Brentford	31	(2)
1921–1922	Halifax Town	23	(2)
1922–1923	Accrington Stanley	23	(1)
1923–1924	New Brighton	40	(2)
1924–1925	Mold Town
1925	Llandudno
Total		117
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Challinor (2 April 1890 – 15 March 1963) was a professional footballer who made over 100 appearances as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford, New Brighton, Halifax Town and Accrington Stanley.

Playing career

Challinor began his career in non-League football with Combination and Lancashire Combination clubs Middlewich and Witton Albion respectively, before earning a move to the Football League with Everton. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 denied Challinor the chance to make his professional debut for the Toffees. After the war, Challinor played for Tranmere Rovers and then joined Third Division club Brentford, for the Griffin Park club's debut Football League season in 1920. He made 32 appearances, scored two goals and was released at the end of a disastrous season, which saw the club forced to apply for re-election. Challinor played for League clubs Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and New Brighton throughout the early/mid 1920s and ended his career in Wales with spells at Mold Town and Llandudno.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1920–21	Third Division	31	2	1	0	32	2
Career total			31	2	1	0	32	2