Sam Bagnall

Samuel Bagnall (6 February 1892 – 1946) was an English footballer who played for Chesterfield Town and Sheffield United. Playing outside right, he was known for his pace, being described as a "better sprinter than a footballer."[4]

Sam Bagnall
Personal information
Full name Samuel Bagnall
Date of birth 6 February 1892[1]
Place of birth Neepsend, Sheffield, England
Date of death 1946 (age 54)[2]
Place of death Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clowne Rising Star
1912–1913 Chesterfield Town
1913–1914 Sheffield United 7 (1)
1914–1916 South Liverpool
1916–? Welbeck Colliery
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Neepsend, Sheffield, Bagnall made his breakthrough at nearby Chesterfield Town but was quickly transferred to his home-town club Sheffield United for a fee of £152 in April 1913 (although the Blades later informed the Football League that the fee had been £350.)[4] He also ran sprint events, winning the sprint at the 1913 Players' Union Sports competition.[3]

Despite commanding a large fee for the time he failed to make an impact on the first team at Bramall Lane, making only seven appearances in just over a season before he was released at the outset of World War I.[4]

Personal life

Bagnall saw active service during the war, being wounded in his left shoulder and arm while serving in France, and was subsequently discharged in 1916. It was initially feared he would be permanently disabled, but he recovered enough to take up a job at Welbeck Colliery and played for their football team.[4][5] In 1921, he took part in a charity footrace at Hyde Park, organised by the Park Ex-Serviceman to raise funds for a new sports pavilion.[6]

References
  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. "Sam Bagnall Transferred". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 21 August 1914. p. 6.
  4. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
  5. "Sam Bagnall". Sheffield Star Green 'Un. 16 December 1916. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. "Footballer–Pedestrians – Well-Known Players to Compete at Hyde Park Gala". Sheffield Star Green 'Un. 16 April 1921. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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