Sam English

Date of birth18 August 1908
Place of birthColeraine
NationalityNorthern Irish
PositionCentre forward

English was a powerful and effective centre forward who had broken Glasgow Rangers scoring record, by scoring 53 goals in 1931-32, prior to joining Liverpool. He had also tragically been involved in an accidental collision with Celtic goalkeeper, John Thomson, which had led to Thomson's death. He never really secured his first team place at Liverpool and moved on to Queen of the South.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1933-34 Liverpool FA Cup 3
2
1933-34 Liverpool League Division One 28
19
1934-35 Liverpool League Division One 19
6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Aug 1933 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division One
30 Aug 1933 Liverpool v Stoke City D 1-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1933 Liverpool v Sheffield United W 3-2 League Division One
09 Sep 1933 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 4-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1933 Liverpool v Leicester City L 1-3 League Division One
23 Sep 1933 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool W 0-3 League Division One
30 Sep 1933 Liverpool v Everton W 3-2 League Division One
07 Oct 1933 Liverpool v Chelsea W 3-0 League Division One
14 Oct 1933 Sunderland v Liverpool L 4-1 League Division One
21 Oct 1933 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 4-1 League Division One
28 Oct 1933 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers W 4-0 League Division One
04 Nov 1933 Birmingham City v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division One
11 Nov 1933 Liverpool v Leeds United W 4-3 League Division One
18 Nov 1933 Derby County v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
25 Nov 1933 Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1933 Arsenal v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division One
09 Dec 1933 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-3 League Division One
16 Dec 1933 Manchester City v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division One
23 Dec 1933 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 1-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1933 Liverpool v Portsmouth D 2-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1933 Portsmouth v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division One
13 Jan 1934 Liverpool v Fulham D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
27 Jan 1934 Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers W 3-1 FA Cup 4th round
01 Feb 1934 Leicester City v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division One
03 Feb 1934 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 League Division One
10 Feb 1934 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
17 Feb 1934 Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers L 0-3 FA Cup 5th round
21 Feb 1934 Chelsea v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division One
24 Feb 1934 Liverpool v Sunderland D 1-1 League Division One
03 Mar 1934 Liverpool v Middlesbrough W 6-2 League Division One
10 Mar 1934 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1934 Manchester City v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1934 Arsenal v Liverpool L 8-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1934 Liverpool v Manchester City W 2-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1934 Liverpool v Portsmouth L 0-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1934 Everton v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1934 Leeds United v Liverpool W 0-3 League Division One
29 Sep 1934 Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion W 3-2 League Division One
06 Oct 1934 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool L 4-1 League Division One
13 Oct 1934 Liverpool v Birmingham City W 5-4 League Division One
20 Oct 1934 Liverpool v Grimsby Town D 1-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1934 Preston North End v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
29 Dec 1934 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1935 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division One
05 Jan 1935 Liverpool v Arsenal L 0-2 League Division One
20 Feb 1935 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 League Division One
23 Feb 1935 Birmingham City v Liverpool W 1-3 League Division One
02 Mar 1935 Grimsby Town v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division One
09 Mar 1935 Liverpool v Preston North End D 0-0 League Division One
27 Apr 1935 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool L 5-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.