Sam Jennings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Jennings | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Cinderhill, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1944 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death | Robertsbridge, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Highbury Vale Methodists | |||
| Basford United | |||
| 5th Reserve Battalion Coldstream Guards | |||
| Basford National Ordnance Factory | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Norwich City | ||
| 1920–1921 | Middlesbrough | 10 | (2) |
| 1921–1924 | Reading | 110 | (45) |
| 1924–1925 | West Ham United | 9 | (3) |
| 1925–1928 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 110 | (61) |
| 1928–1929 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | (15) |
| 1929–1931 | Port Vale | 63 | (42) |
| 1931–1932 | 14 | (2) | |
| 1932 | Burnley | 6 | (2) |
| 1932–1933 | Olympique de Marseille | 14 | (4) |
| 1933–1934 | Club Français | ||
| 1934–1935 | Scarborough | ||
| 1935–1936 | Wisbech Town | ||
| Total | 363 | (176) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1936–1938 | Glentoran | ||
| 1937–1938 | Rochdale | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Samuel Jennings (26 December 1898 – 21 August 1944) was an English footballer and football manager. A tall player, he was a goal-scoring centre-forward, with a ratio of a goal every two games.
After playing for various amateur sides, he joined Norwich City in 1919, moving on to Middlesbrough the following year. In 1921 he signed with Reading, where he would make his name over a three-year stay with 45 goals in 110 league games. After a season with West Ham United, he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion in 1925. Again prolific, he scored 61 goals in 110 games, and won a transfer to Nottingham Forest in 1928. Moving on to Port Vale in 1929, he bagged 42 goals in 63 league games. In the 1930s he enjoyed short spells at and Burnley, before settling in France with Olympique de Marseille and Club Français. He later returned to England to turn out for non-league sides Scarborough and Wisbech Town.
After retiring as a player he took charge at Glentoran in 1936, before taking charge of Rochdale the following year. He also served a coach across France and England.
Jennings played for Highbury Vale Methodists, Basford United, 5th Reserve Battalion Coldstream Guards, and Basford National Ordnance Factory, before joining Norwich City in 1919. The "Canaries" finished 12th in the Southern League in 1919–20. He then moved on to Middlesbrough, and scored twice in ten First Division appearances in 1920–21. Jennings then signed with Reading, who went on to finish the 1921–22 campaign 13th in the Third Division South. The "Royals" then dropped to 19th and 18th in 1922–23 and 1923–24. In his three years at Elm Park he scored 45 goals in 110 league games.
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