Jon Sammels
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Jon Sammels, November 1967
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jonathon Charles Sammels | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1963 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1971 | Arsenal | 215 | (39) |
| 1971–1978 | Leicester City | 241 | (21) |
| 1978–1979 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 54 | (7) |
| 1979 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Nuneaton Borough | 64 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1963 | England youth | 7 (?) | |
| 1966–1968 | England U23 | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jonathon Charles "Jon" Sammels (born 23 July 1945) is an English former footballer.
Sammels joined Arsenal, in 1961, the club he supported as a boy, from his family home in Grundisburgh near Woodbridge in Suffolk. He was a regular in the reserves and a successful youth international winning seven caps for England. He joined Arsenal soon after fellow East Anglian Peter Simpson and played alongside him for several seasons. Jon scored on his first-team debut for Arsenal on 27 April 1963, against Blackpool. However, he only played sparingly — twice in 1963-64 and not at all in 1964-65 — and did not secure a place in the side until the departure of Geoff Strong, and later George Eastham.
Noted for his accurate passing and strong shooting, he broke through in 1965-66 and was an ever-present in the 1966-67 season. As well as being a regular for Arsenal, Sammels played for the England U23 side nine times. He played in both of Arsenal's League Cup final defeats in 1968 and 1969, before finally claiming a medal in the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; he scored Arsenal's winning goal in their 4-3 victory on aggregate over RSC Anderlecht, after Arsenal had trailed 3-1 after the first leg.
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