Player #4
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Career Status:
1879-80
1881-82
Retired
Sammy Law
Seasons Quick-View
1879-82 🕒 11 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | #4 |
Season :
1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 |
Age :
29 | 30 | 31 |
Division :
FAC | FAC | FAC |
Squad # :
# | # | # |
Appearances :
2 | 4 | 5 |
Starts :
2 | 4 | 5 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Involvements :
1 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
- | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Samuel Richard Law
Birth Date
January 1850
Birth Place
Handsworth
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Aston Hall School
Aston Unity
Original Transfer
Aged
29
From
Aston Unity
For
Free
On
1879
Under
Management Committee
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
32
Retired
Released
1882
Management Committee
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
Died
22 August 1920, Aged 70
Sammy Law
Villa Career
1879-82 | Free |
🕒 11 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | #4 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Management Committee 1879-82
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
13 December 1879
Under
Management Committee
First Squad
13 December 1879
Manager
Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1879-80
13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
29
Management Committee
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1881-82
21 January 1882
Wednesbury Old Athletic (a), FA Cup
32
Management Committee
Final Squad
21 January 1882
Manager
Management Committee
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Sammy Law
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.