Sam Briddon
Personal information
Full name Samuel Briddon[1]
Date of birth 26 July 1915
Place of birth Alfreton, England
Date of death June 1975 (1975-07) (aged 59)[2]
Place of death Mansfield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) 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)
1944 → West Ham United (guest) 1 (0)
1944 → Brentford (guest) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Briddon (26 July 1915 – June 1975) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Swansea Town and Brentford.[4][5]

Personal life

After his retirement from football in 1946, Briddon became a miner.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1938–39[6] First Division 6 0 1 0 7 0
Swansea Town 1945–46[7] — 2 0 2 0
1946–47[1] Second Division 18 0 0 0 18 0
Total 18 0 2 0 20 0
Career total 24 0 3 0 27 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Sam Briddon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Past Players A – D". swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brentford. Only one change in 'Bees' team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 26. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. ↑ "[ww 2] Bridon". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 375, 378. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ↑ Sam Briddon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)


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