Appearances:
11 |
Starts:
11 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
1 |
Games per Goal:
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #4
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Born:
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Position:
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Midfielder
1879-80
1881-82
3
Sammy Law
Sammy Law
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 |
Age
29 | 30 | 31 |
Division
FAC | FAC | FAC |
Squad #
Appearances
2 | 4 | 5 |
Starts
2 | 4 | 5 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 |
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⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Samuel Richard Law
Birth Date
January 1850
Birth Place
Handsworth, Birmingham
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Aston Hall School
Aston Unity
Transfer in
Aged
29
From
Aston Unity
For
Free
On
1879
Under
Management Committee
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
32
Retired
To
For
Released
On
1882
Under
Management Committee
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
Died
22 August 1920, Aged 70
Villa Career
1879-82 Free, 11 | 1 | #4 |
Appearances
Unused
11
0
Goals
1
Played Under
Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1879-80
13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
29
No Substitutes in Period
24 January 1880
Appearances
Goals
11
1
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1881-82
21 January 1882
Wednesbury Old Athletic (a), FA Cup
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
32
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Sammy Law
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Player #4 for Aston Villa, Samuel Richard Law, known as Sammy Law and nicknamed Mutton Chops played as a midfielder for the club.
Sammy made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition.
Sammy was born in Handsworth, just three miles from the current Villa ground, on 2nd January 1850 and made his debut as a 29 year old on the 13th December 1879. At that point Sammy was Villa’s oldest debutant.
Villa had signed Sammy from Aston Unity and he went on to represent the club for three consecutive seasons from 1879-80 to 1881-82.
Sammy’s final game came on 21st January 1882 having made 11 FA Cup appearances and scoring once in the 3-1 2nd Round victory over Stafford Road on 24th January 1880 in what was just his second FA Cup game for the club.
Sammy reached a best of the 4th Round of the Cup on two occasions before retiring from football due to injury.
Sammy played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role.
Sammy passed away in road traffic accident in Birmingham on 22nd August 1920 aged 70.