Sammy Clingan
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984 |
| Place of birth | Belfast |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Sammy Clingan joined Nottingham Forest in January 2006 with a contract to the end of the season.
He joined Norwich City in July 2008 with a two-year contract.
Sammy joined Coventry City in July 2009 with a three-year contract.
He joined Doncaster Rovers in October 2012 with a monthly contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 Jul 2001 | 23 Jan 2006 | |
| Chesterfield | 08 Oct 2004 | 08 Jan 2005 | L |
| Chesterfield | 30 Aug 2005 | 22 Jan 2006 | L |
| Nottingham Forest | 23 Jan 2006 | 30 Jun 2008 | |
| Norwich City | 01 Jul 2008 | 24 Jul 2009 | |
| Coventry City | 25 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2012 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 26 Oct 2012 | 26 Dec 2012 | |
| Kilmarnock | 29 Jan 2013 | 30 Jun 2015 | |
| Linfield | 14 Jul 2016 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2004-05 | Chesterfield | League One | 15 | 2 |
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| 2005-06 | Chesterfield | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Chesterfield | League One | 14 | 7 |
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| 2005-06 | Nottingham Forest | League One | 14 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Nottingham Forest | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 3 |
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| 2006-07 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Nottingham Forest | League One | 25 | 3 |
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| 2007-08 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Nottingham Forest | League One | 40 | 2 |
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| 2008-09 | Norwich City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Norwich City | League Championship | 40 | 6 |
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| 2008-09 | Norwich City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Coventry City | League Championship | 32 | 2 |
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| 2010-11 | Coventry City | League Championship | 26 | 2 |
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| 2011-12 | Coventry City | League Championship | 34 | 2 |
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| 2012-13 | Doncaster Rovers | FA Cup | 2 |
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| 2012-13 | Doncaster Rovers | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Doncaster Rovers | League One | 1 | 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 2009 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Barnsley v Coventry City | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Coventry City v Swansea City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Aug 2009 | Blackpool v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Coventry City v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Sep 2009 | Coventry City v Sheffield United | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Preston North End v Coventry City | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Sep 2009 | Coventry City v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 29 Sep 2009 | Watford v Coventry City | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 03 Oct 2009 | Coventry City v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 12 Dec 2009 | Coventry City v Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2009 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Jan 2010 | Portsmouth v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 09 Jan 2010 | Coventry City v Barnsley | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 12 Jan 2010 | Coventry City v Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 16 Jan 2010 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Jan 2010 | Swansea City v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Jan 2010 | Coventry City v Blackpool | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Feb 2010 | Bristol City v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Feb 2010 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 13 Feb 2010 | Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 17 Feb 2010 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | L | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Crystal Palace v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 27 Feb 2010 | Coventry City v Scunthorpe United | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2010 | Peterborough United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Mar 2010 | Leicester City v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 27 Mar 2010 | Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Coventry City v Derby County | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2010 | Reading v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Apr 2010 | Sheffield United v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Coventry City v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 May 2010 | Coventry City v Watford | L | 0-4 | League Championship | |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Millwall v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Coventry City v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Swansea City v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Bristol City v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Coventry City v Preston North End | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Hull City v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Coventry City v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Coventry City v Barnsley | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Sheffield United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Coventry City v Leeds United | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Jan 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Leicester City v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Coventry City v Bristol City | L | 1-4 | League Championship | |
| 08 Mar 2011 | Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Coventry City v Hull City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Mar 2011 | Burnley v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Preston North End v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Coventry City v Watford | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Derby County v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2011 | Portsmouth v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Coventry City v Millwall | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Apr 2011 | Coventry City v Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Coventry City v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 07 May 2011 | Norwich City v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 06 Aug 2011 | Coventry City v Leicester City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Birmingham City v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | Crystal Palace v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Coventry City v Watford | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Coventry City v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 19 Sep 2011 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Coventry City v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 27 Sep 2011 | Coventry City v Blackpool | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 01 Oct 2011 | Barnsley v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Oct 2011 | Leeds United v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Coventry City v Burnley | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 01 Nov 2011 | Millwall v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Nov 2011 | Coventry City v Southampton | L | 2-4 | League Championship | |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Coventry City v West Ham United | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 22 Nov 2011 | Coventry City v Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Portsmouth v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Derby County v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Coventry City v Middlesbrough | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 31 Jan 2012 | Blackpool v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 04 Feb 2012 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Reading v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 03 Mar 2012 | Leicester City v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2012 | Coventry City v Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Coventry City v Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Watford v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Mar 2012 | Cardiff City v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Coventry City v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 31 Mar 2012 | Hull City v Coventry City | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 07 Apr 2012 | Coventry City v Peterborough United | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 09 Apr 2012 | Bristol City v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Burnley v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Apr 2012 | Coventry City v Millwall | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2004-05 | Northern Ireland | Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 4 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 6 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Northern Ireland | Nations Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 3 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 3 |
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| 2014-15 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Feb 2005 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | D | 0-0 | U21 | |
| 21 May 2006 | Northern Ireland v Uruguay | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2006 | Romania v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Finland v Northern Ireland | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Sep 2006 | Northern Ireland v Iceland | L | 0-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 06 Sep 2006 | Northern Ireland v Spain | W | 3-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 07 Oct 2006 | Denmark v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 11 Oct 2006 | Northern Ireland v Latvia | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 06 Feb 2007 | Northern Ireland v Wales | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Northern Ireland v Liechtenstein | W | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 08 Sep 2007 | Latvia v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Iceland v Northern Ireland | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Sweden v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 17 Nov 2007 | Northern Ireland v Denmark | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Spain v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 06 Feb 2008 | Northern Ireland v Bulgaria | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2008 | Slovakia v Northern Ireland | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 10 Sep 2008 | Northern Ireland v Czech Republic | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 19 Nov 2008 | Northern Ireland v Hungary | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Northern Ireland v Poland | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 01 Apr 2009 | Northern Ireland v Slovenia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Northern Ireland v Israel | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 2009 | Poland v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 09 Sep 2009 | Northern Ireland v Slovakia | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 11 Aug 2010 | Montenegro v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Mar 2011 | Serbia v Northern Ireland | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group C |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Northern Ireland v Slovenia | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group C |
| 24 May 2011 | Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland | L | 5-0 | Nations Cup | |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Northern Ireland v Faroe Islands | W | 4-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group C |
| 06 Sep 2011 | Estonia v Northern Ireland | L | 4-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group C |
| 07 Oct 2011 | Northern Ireland v Estonia | L | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group C |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Northern Ireland v Norway | L | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Northern Ireland | L | 6-0 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Northern Ireland v Israel | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 15 Oct 2013 | Israel v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 15 Nov 2013 | Turkey v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 30 May 2014 | Uruguay v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2014 | Chile v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Nov 2014 | Romania v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group F |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.