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Full name
  
Samuel Irvine

1972–1978
  
Place of birth
  
Glasgow, Scotland

Name
  
Sammy Irvine


Playing position
  
Role
  
Footballer

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Midfielder

Sammy Irvine Sammy IRVINE League appearances Stoke City FC

Date of birth
  
(1956-01-07) 7 January 1956 (age 60)

Samuel Irvine (born 7 January 1956) is a former Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City.

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Career

Irvine was born in Glasgow but started his career at English side Shrewsbury Town where he made 229 league appearances for the club, scoring 19 goals in six seasons. Under the guidance of Alan Durban the "Shrews" gained promotion from the Fourth Division in 1974–75 and were able to establish themselves in the third tier. In January 1978 Alan Durban joined Second Division Stoke City and less than six months later he signed Irvine for £60,000.

His first season with Stoke was full of promise for Irvine as he played well as Stoke finished in 3rd position and gained promotion back to the First Division. In 1979–80 with Stoke playing at the highest level and Irvine's career seemingly improving it came as a shock when in February 1980 he was involved in a near fatal car crash when his Triumph TR7 collided into a tree. His injuries meant that he had to bring an end to his professional football career at the age of 24.

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Sammy Irvine profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Honours

    Shrewsbury Town
  • Football League Fourth Division runner-up: 1974–75
  • Stoke City
  • Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79
  • References

    Sammy Irvine Wikipedia


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