Sammy Chung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Chung | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Abingdon-on-Thames, Berkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Headington United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Headington United | 16 | (9) |
| 1951–1955 | Reading | 22 | (12) |
| 1955–1957 | Norwich City | 47 | (9) |
| 1957–1965 | Watford | 220 | (22) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1976–1978 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1992–1993 | Tamworth | ||
| 1994–1996 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Cyril "Sammy" Chung (born 16 July 1932 in Abingdon-on-Thames, Berkshire) is an English former football player and manager. His father was Chinese and his mother English.
Chung was a utility player who began his career as a part-time centre forward with Headington United, before they became Oxford United. He later joined Reading but didn't sign professional forms until he had completed his national service.
Chung later turned professional and converted to a wing half. He played for Reading, Norwich City and most notably Watford, where he made over 200 appearances between 1957 and 1965.
Chung gained his first coaching experience while still a player at Watford, under manager Bill McGarry. When McGarry left to become manager of Ipswich Town, he took Chung with him as assistant. At Ipswich Town they won promotion to the First Division as Champions in 1968 with QPR as runners-up.
Following a short period as manager of Swedish side IFK Västerås, he returned to join Bill McGarry, now at Wolverhampton Wanderers, as his assistant. As part of the management team, they guided Wolves to victory in the 1974 League Cup. The club were relegated in 1976 and McGarry departed, leaving Chung to be appointed manager.
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