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  • Sammy Smyth scored his first international goal in his debut match on 4 Oct 1947

Football player Sammy Smyth

Samuel Smyth
Sammy Smyth
Born on 25 February 1925
Died on 19 October 2016 (aged 91)

National team appearances of Sammy Smyth

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Northern Ireland
1947 - 1951950.556
Total:950.556

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton04 Oct 1947 - 08 Mar 1950850.625
Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent14 Nov 19511
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Goals
Goals/ Caps
British Championship (BC)
9
5
0.556
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
3
3
1.000
(-) matches counted in two competitions at once:
3
3
1.000
Total:
9
5
0.556
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
4 Oct 1947
Scotland
debut; first goal22 years 7 months 9 days
14 Nov 1951
England
last appearance26 years 8 months 20 days
Record of Sammy Smyth's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals		Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals		CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Scotland
4222.00031.333
England
1111.00030.333
(+) other teams3
Total:5312001.66790.556
Record of national team matches played by Sammy Smyth
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Northern Ireland football team9126102822.2

Sammy Smyth's international caps

as player of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton:
debut age, age when scoring first goal - 22 years 7 months 9 days
1
04 Oct 1947 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-0
Northern Ireland vs Scotland
British Championship 1947-1948
2хgoal
2
05 Nov 1947 14:45

Liverpool, Goodison Park

2-2
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1947-1948
3
10 Mar 1948 16:15

Wrexham, The Racecourse

2-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1947-1948
4
17 Nov 1948 14:45

Glasgow, Hampden Park

3-2
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1948-1949
5
09 Mar 1949 15:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-2
Northern Ireland vs Wales
British Championship 1948-1949
6
01 Oct 1949 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-8
Northern Ireland vs Scotland
1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, British Championship 1949-1950, Group 1
2хgoal
7
16 Nov 1949 14:30

Manchester, Maine Road

9-2
England vs Northern Ireland
1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, British Championship 1949-1950, Group 1
1хgoal
8
08 Mar 1950 16:15

Wrexham, The Racecourse

0-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, British Championship 1949-1950, Group 1
as player of Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent:
9
14 Nov 1951 14:30

Birmingham, Villa Park

2-0
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1951-1952
Comments

thomsof - posted on 24 October 2016 at 22:15:55

Died 23/10/2016 (link: )

Chris T - posted on 2 November 2017 at 18:24:52

Was known as Sammy Smyth. (link: )

dudd - posted on 8 March 2020 at 07:39:49

Died: 19 October 2016 (link: )

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Northern Ireland football fixtures
Sammy Smyth's most often teammates
Jackie Vernon (1947 - 1951) - 8 games
Davy Cochrane (1947 - 1949) - 7 games
Davy Walsh (1947 - 1950) - 6 games
Peter Farrell (1947 - 1949) - 4 games
Bobby Brennan (1949 - 1950) - 4 games
Con Martin (1947 - 1950) - 4 games
Johnny McKenna (1949 - 1951) - 4 games
Billy Walsh (1947 - 1948) - 4 games
Northern Ireland players born on 5 May
Robert Garrett (1988) - 5 caps
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