# Sam Currie

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For the ethical hacker and bug bounty hunter, see [Sam Curry](/source/Sam_Curry).

**Samuel Percy Currie** (22 November 1889 – 7 December 1962) was a Scottish professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who made over 230 appearances in the [Football League](/source/Football_League) for [Leicester City](/source/Leicester_City_F.C.) as a [full-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)).[1] He [captained](/source/Captain_(association_football)) the club.[4]

## Career

Born in [Kilwinning](/source/Kilwinning), Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown [junior](/source/Scottish_Junior_Football_Association) club [Kilwinning Rangers](/source/Kilwinning_Rangers_F.C.),[5] with whom he 1908–09 [Scottish Junior Cup](/source/Scottish_Junior_Cup).[6] He moved to England to join [Football League Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) club [Leicester Fosse](/source/Leicester_City_F.C.) in May 1909.[5] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the [First World War](/source/Association_football_during_World_War_I).[7] Currie ended his career in the [Third Division North](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_North) with [Wigan Borough](/source/Wigan_Borough_F.C.), for whom he made 33 appearances before being appointed [player-coach](/source/Player-coach) of the [reserve team](/source/Reserve_team) in March 1924.[5]

## Personal life

Currie's brothers [Bob](/source/Bob_Currie_(footballer)) and [Duncan](/source/Duncan_Currie) also became footballers.[8]

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National Cup Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Leicester City 1909–10[5] Second Division 8 0 0 0 ― 8 0 1910–11[5] 32 2 3 1 ― 35 3 1911–12[5] 29 0 2 0 ― 31 0 1912–13[5] 29 0 0 0 ― 29 0 1913–14[5] 37 0 2 1 ― 39 1 1914–15[5] 26 0 1 0 ― 27 0 1919–20[5] 38 2 4 0 ― 42 2 1920–21[5] 24 0 0 0 ― 24 0 1921–22[5] 13 0 0 0 ― 13 0 Total 236 4 12 2 ― 248 6 Wigan Borough 1922–23[9] Third Division North 21 2 6 1 0 0 27 3 1923–24[10] 12 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 0 Total 33 2 6 0 1 0 40 3 Career total 269 6 18 2 1 0 288 9

1. Appearance in [Manchester Senior Cup](/source/Manchester_Senior_Cup)

## Honours

**Kilwinning Rangers**

- [Scottish Junior Cup](/source/Scottish_Junior_Cup): 1908–09[6]

## References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). *Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939*. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 73. ISBN 978-1905891610.

1. ["Players A to Z (A-C)"](http://www.bernardramsdale.com/players-a-to-z-a-c.html). *Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete*. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

1. "Optimists of the North. Wigan Borough". *Athletic News*. 6 August 1923. p. 6.

1. ["The Managers: Louis Ford, 1914–1915"](https://www.lcfc.com/news/651057). *www.lcfc.com*. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

1. ["Sam Currie | Leicester City career stats"](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/). *FoxesTalk*. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

1. Litster, John. *Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players*. Norwich: PM Publications.

1. Dykes, Garth (2011). *Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931*. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.

1. ["(20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour – National Library of Scotland"](https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100580149?mode=transcription). *digital.nls.uk*. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

1. ["1922/23"](http://www.bernardramsdale.com/192223.html). *Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete*. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

1. ["1923/24"](http://www.bernardramsdale.com/192324.html). *Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete*. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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