Bennion, as Chairman of Port Vale.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Bennion | ||
Date of birth | 1871 | ||
Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
Date of death | 6 May 1941 | ||
Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
Playing position | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1894 | Burslem Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
Total | 1 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Samuel Bennion (1871 – 6 May 1941) was an English footballer and later chairman of Port Vale.
Bennion was a Burslem native and a Burslem Port Vale supporter from the club's inception. He served the club as an official, but made a full appearance in the Football League as a left-back in a 2–2 draw at Lincoln City on 24 February 1894 when the club were a man down.
He later served as an emergency manager, as well as Chairman from December 1908 to July 1911 when control was handed to the shareholders of a limited liability company. He was retained as a director however until 1933.