Sam Briddon

Sam Briddon

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Briddon[1]
Date of birth	26 July 1915
Place of birth	Alfreton, England
Date of death	1975 (aged 59–60)
Place of death	Mansfield, England
Playing position	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Port Vale	0	(0)
	Stanton Hill
	Teversal
1933–1935	Port Vale	0	(0)
1935–1939	Brentford	6	(0)
1939	Swindon Town	0	(0)
1939–1946	Swansea Town	18	(0)
	→ Bolton Wanderers (guest)
	→ West Ham United (guest)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Samuel "Sam" Briddon (26 July 1915 – 1975) was an English professional football right half who appeared in the Football League for Swansea Town and Brentford.^[1] After his retirement from football in 1946, Briddon became a miner.^[2]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Sam Briddon profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1934–35	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brentford	1938–39[3]	First Division	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Swansea Town	1939–40		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
	1945–46		—		2	0	0	0	2	0
	1946–47[4]	Second Division	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		18	0	2	0	3	0	23	0

References

1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 26. ISBN 978-0955294914.
2. "Past Players A - D". swanseacity.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
3. "Brentford Football Club History". www.brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
4. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Sam Briddon". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.