Samuel William Austin (29 April 1900 – 2 April 1979) was an English professional footballer who played professionally for Norwich City, Manchester City and Chesterfield.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel William Austin | ||
Date of birth | (1900-04-29)29 April 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Arnold, England | ||
Date of death | 2 April 1979(1979-04-02) (aged 78) | ||
Place of death | Kidderminster, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Arnold United | |||
Arnold St. Marys | |||
1920–1924 | Norwich City | 164 | (39) |
1924–1931 | Manchester City | 160 | (43) |
1931–1933 | Chesterfield | 45 | (6) |
1933– | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
1947 | Brinton | ||
National team | |||
1925 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Austin joined Manchester City from Norwich City (for whom he had scored 39 goals in 164 matches) in May 1924 for £2,000. He played for Manchester City 160 times scoring 43 goals.[2] In his entire career he made 358 appearances scoring 86 goals. He also won one England cap.[3]
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