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Samuel Percy Currie (22 November 1889 – 7 December 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City as a full-back.[1] He captained the club.[3]

Sam Currie

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Percy Currie[1]
Date of birth	(1889-11-22)22 November 1889
Place of birth	Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death	7 December 1962(1962-12-07) (aged 73)
Place of death	Prestonpans, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1909	Kilwinning Rangers
1909–1922	Leicester City	236	(4)
1922–1924	Wigan Borough	33	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers,[4] with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.[5] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.[4] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the First World War.[6] Currie ended his career in the Third Division North with Wigan Borough, for whom he made 33 appearances before being appointed player-coach of the reserve team in March 1924.[4]

Personal life

Currie's brothers Bob and Duncan also became footballers.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	1909–10[4]	Second Division	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1910–11[4]		32	2	3	1	35	3
	1911–12[4]		29	0	2	0	31	0
	1912–13[4]		29	0	0	0	29	0
	1913–14[4]		37	0	2	1	39	1
	1914–15[4]		26	0	1	0	27	0
	1919–20[4]		38	2	4	0	42	2
	1920–21[4]		24	0	0	0	24	0
	1921–22[4]		13	0	0	0	13	0
Career total			236	4	12	2	248	6

Honours

Kilwinning Rangers

• Scottish Junior Cup: 1908–09[5]

References

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