Sam Strettle
Samuel Strettle MM (2 February 1886 – 25 August 1926) was an English professional football full back who made over 120 appearances in the Midland League for Chesterfield Town.[2] He most notably played for Everton in the Football League and also made over 100 appearances in the Southern League for Exeter City.[1][4][5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Strettle[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1886[2] | ||
Place of birth | Latchford, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 25 August 1926 40)[3] | (aged||
Place of death | Weaverham, England[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1909 | Everton | 4 | (0) |
1909–1913 | Chesterfield Town | 129 | (7) |
1913–1920 | Exeter City | 108 | |
Monks Hall | |||
Northwich Victoria | |||
Llandudno | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Personal life
Strettle was married with one child.[3] He served as a lance corporal in the 58th (2/1st London) Division Signal Company of the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal during the course of his service.[5][6] Strettle died of tuberculosis at Hefferston Grange Sanatorium in 1926 and was buried in Warrington Cemetery.[3][7]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 1906–07[8] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
1907–08[8] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
1908–09[8] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Chesterfield Town | 1909–10[9] | Midland League | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 5 |
1910–11[10] | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
1911–12[11] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
1912–13[12] | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Total | 129 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 8 | ||
Exeter City | 1914–15[13] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
Career total | 171 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 8 |
- Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup
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References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- Onslow, Tony. "Sam Strettle – Tony Onslow – Everton Heritage Society". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Sam Strettle". Grecian Voices. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Strettle, Samuel". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Samuel Strettle | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "Sam Strettle – the Warrington man who played for Exeter City against Brazil 100 years ago". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Samuel Strettle | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1909–10". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1910–11". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1911–12". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1912–13". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Exeter City Squad Statistics 1914/15 – FFWW". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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