Sam Muggleton
FullnameSamuel Alexander Muggleton[1]
Birth date17 November 1995 (age 30)[2]
Birth placeMelton Mowbray, England
Height5.9 ft (1.80 metres)[3]
PositionDefender / Midfielder
CurrentclubGrantham Town
Youthclubs 1Leicester City
Youthyears 220??–2012
Youthclubs 2Holwell Sports
Years 12012
Clubs 1Holwell Sports
Caps 15
Goals 10
Years 22012–2014
Clubs 2Gillingham
Caps 22
Goals 20
Years 32014
Clubs 3→ Barnet (loan)
Caps 36
Goals 30
Years 42014–2017
Clubs 4Barnet
Caps 452
Goals 41
Years 52017
Clubs 5Eastleigh
Caps 55
Goals 50
Years 62017–2018
Clubs 6York City
Caps 616
Goals 60
Years 72017
Clubs 7→ Boston United (loan)
Caps 76
Goals 70
Years 82018
Clubs 8→ Scarborough Athletic (loan)
Years 92018–2019
Clubs 9Chesterfield
Caps 918
Goals 90
Years 102019
Clubs 10→ Darlington (loan)
Caps 102
Goals 100
Years 112020–2021
Clubs 11Stratford Town
Caps 114
Goals 110
Years 122021
Clubs 12Melton Town
Caps 127
Goals 120
Years 132021–2022
Clubs 13Bedworth United
Caps 1316
Goals 130
Years 142022
Clubs 14Belper Town
Caps 148
Goals 140
Years 152022
Clubs 15Quorn
Caps 153
Goals 151
Years 162022–2023
Clubs 16Melton Town
Caps 1621
Goals 163
Years 172023
Clubs 17Farsley Celtic
Caps 177
Goals 170
Years 182023
Clubs 18→ Leicester St Andrews (loan)
Caps 184
Goals 180
Years 192023–

Samuel Alexander Muggleton (born 17 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Grantham Town.

Career

Early career

Muggleton was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire[1] and is the son of former footballer Carl Muggleton.[4] He played for his local team Syston before joining Leicester City.[4] He played for Leicester for several seasons at various youth levels before being released, being told he was too short.[4] After this, he joined Holwell Sports, where he played for the first team in the East Midlands Counties League.[4]

Aged 16, he signed a two-year scholarship with Gillingham in November 2012.[4][5] He made his first-team debut for Gillingham on the final day of the 2012–13 season, starting in a 3–2 away defeat to Burton Albion,[6] as they were crowned champions of League Two.[7]

Muggleton joined Conference Premier club Barnet on 27 March 2014 on loan until the end of 2013–14.[8] After making six appearances, he returned to Gillingham.[9] He was released by Gillingham at the end of 2013–14,[10] signing for Barnet permanently on 16 May 2014.[11]

Non-league

On 17 January 2017, Muggleton signed for National League club Eastleigh for an undisclosed fee.[12]

On 20 March 2017, Muggleton signed for Eastleigh's National League rivals York City on a contract until the end of 2016–17.[13] He joined York's National League North rivals Boston United on 21 October 2017 on a one-month loan.[14] He made his debut the same day, starting in Boston's 2–1 away defeat to Curzon Ashton.[15] Muggleton returned to York after the loan expired,[16] having made six appearances for Boston.[17] On 9 February 2018, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[18] He made eight appearances[19] as York finished 2017–18 in 11th place in the table.[20] He was released at the end of the season.[21]

Muggleton signed for newly relegated National League club Chesterfield on 31 July 2018 on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[22] He joined National League North club Darlington on 8 February 2019 on a one-month loan.[23] During his second appearance, he collided with an opponent and suffered a broken femur and three ruptured ligaments and a torn tendon in his left knee.[24] Muggleton was released by Chesterfield at the end of the season.[25]

He played on trial for Kettering Town in September 2020 as he sought to regain full fitness.[26] Later that month he signed for Southern Football League club Stratford Town.[27] The 2020–21 season was again curtailed due to Covid-19 and in the summer of 2021 he dropped down a level to sign for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Bedworth United, after a brief spell with Melton Town.[28] He transferred to division rivals in February 2022 when he signed for Belper Town and was a part of the side that beat Chasetown 1–0 in the play-off final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.[29]

In the 2022-23 season, Muggleton played in the United Counties League for Quorn, Melton Town and Leicester St Andrews,[30] as well as Farsley Celtic in the National League North.[31]

He joined Grantham Town for the 2023-24 season.[32]

Style of play

Muggleton plays as a left back or a left midfielder and possesses a long throw-in.[33]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Holwell Sports2012–13East Midlands Counties League5000000050
Gillingham2012–13[6]League Two1000000010
2013–14[34]League One1000000010
Total2000000020
Barnet (loan)2013–14[19]Conference Premier60———60
Barnet2014–15[19]Conference Premier16100—2[a]0181
2015–16[35]League Two23020101[b]0270
2016–17[36]League Two13010003[c]0170
Total581301060681
Eastleigh2016–17[19]National League50———50
York City2016–17[19]National League80———80
2017–18[19][37]National League North8000—0080
Total16000—00160
Boston United (loan)2017–18[17]National League North60———60
Scarborough Athletic (loan)2017–18NPL Division One NorthNo data currently available
Chesterfield2018–19[19]National League18020—00200
Darlington (loan)2018–19[19]National League North20———20
Stratford Town2020–21[38]SFL Premier Division Central4020——60
Melton Town2021–22[39]UCL Premier Division North7010—0080
Bedworth United2021–22[40]NPL Division One Midlands16000—1[a]0170
Belper Town2021–22[29]NPL Division One Midlands80——2[d]0100
Quorn2022–23[30]UCL Premier Division North3120—1[e]061
Melton Town2022–23[30]UCL Premier Division North21300—1[f]0223
Farsley Celtic2022–23[19]National League North70———70
Leicester St Andrews (loan)2022–23[30]UCL Division One4000—0040
Grantham Town2023–24[41]NPL Division One East7220—2[a]0112
Career total1897120101302157
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in Northern Premier League Division One Midlands play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Vase
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in United Counties League Cup

Honours

Barnet

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  • Profile Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine at the Chesterfield F.C. website