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Sam Allardyce

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Sam Allardyce
Allardyce in 2014
Personal information
Full name Samuel Allardyce[1]
Date of birth (1954-10-19) 19 October 1954 (age 69)[1]
Place of birth Dudley, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1969 Dudley Town
1969–1971 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1980 Bolton Wanderers 184 (21)
1980–1981 Sunderland 25 (2)
1981–1983 Millwall 63 (2)
1983 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 (1)
1983–1984 Coventry City 28 (1)
1984–1985 Huddersfield Town 37 (0)
1985–1986 Bolton Wanderers 14 (0)
1986–1989 Preston North End 90 (2)
1989–1991 West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
1991–1992 Limerick 23 (3)
1992 Preston North End 3 (0)
Total 479 (32)
Teams managed
1991–1992 Limerick (player-manager)
1992 Preston North End (caretaker manager)
1994–1996 Blackpool
1997–1999 Notts County
1999–2007 Bolton Wanderers
2007–2008 Newcastle United
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
2011–2015 West Ham United
2015–2016 Sunderland
2016 England
2016–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2018 Everton
2020–2021 West Bromwich Albion
2023 Leeds United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel Allardyce (born: 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former football player. He was most recently the manager of Premier League club Leeds United.

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 1973–74 Second Division 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
1974–75 Second Division 18 3 0 0 0 0 18 3
1975–76 Second Division 40 5 6 1 1 0 47 6
1976–77 Second Division 41 6 0 0 13 0 54 6
1977–78 Second Division 41 4 4 0 6 1 51 5
1978–79 First Division 20 1 0 0 5 0 25 1
1979–80 First Division 17 2 4 1 2 2 23 5
Total 184 21 15 2 28 3 227 26
Sunderland 1980–81 First Division 25 2 0 0 2 0 27 2
Millwall 1981–82 Third Division 36 1 4 2 1 0 41 3
1982–83 Third Division 27 1 1 0 8 0 36 1
Total 63 2 5 2 9 0 77 4
Tampa Bay Rowdies[4] 1983 North American Soccer League 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Coventry City 1983–84 First Division 28 1 1 0 3 0 32 1
Huddersfield Town 1984–85 Second Division 37 0 3 0 2 0 42 0
Bolton Wanderers 1985–86 Third Division 14 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
Preston North End 1986–87 Fourth Division 37 2 5 0 7 1 49 3
1987–88 Third Division 39 0 2 0 5 1 46 1
1988–89 Third Division 14 0 2 0 5 0 21 0
Total 90 2 9 0 17 2 116 4
West Bromwich Albion 1989–90 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1990–91 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Limerick 1991–92 League of Ireland First Division 23 3 0 0 0 0 23 3
Preston North End 1992–93 Second Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 479 32 35 5 64 5 578 42
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the League Cup, Football League Trophy, and Full Members Cup.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 28 May 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Limerick (player-manager) 1991 1992 27 14 10 3 051.9 [5][6]
Preston North End (caretaker) 30 September 1992 30 November 1992 12 3 4 5 025.0 [7][8]
Blackpool 19 July 1994 29 May 1996 102 44 23 35 043.1 [9]
Notts County 16 January 1997 14 October 1999 145 56 39 50 038.6 [9]
Bolton Wanderers 19 October 1999 29 April 2007 371 153 104 114 041.2 [9]
Newcastle United 15 May 2007 9 January 2008 24 8 6 10 033.3 [9]
Blackburn Rovers 17 December 2008 13 December 2010 90 32 24 34 035.6 [9]
West Ham United 1 June 2011 24 May 2015 181 68 46 67 037.6 [10][9]
Sunderland 9 October 2015 22 July 2016 31 9 9 13 029.0 [9]
England 22 July 2016 27 September 2016 1 1 0 0 100.0 [9]
Crystal Palace 23 December 2016 23 May 2017 24 9 3 12 037.5 [9]
Everton 30 November 2017 16 May 2018 26 10 7 9 038.5 [9]
West Bromwich Albion 16 December 2020 30 June 2021 26 4 8 14 015.4 [9]
Leeds United 3 May 2023 2 June 2023 4 0 1 3 000.0 [9]
Total 1,064 411 284 369 038.6

Bolton Wanderers

Preston North End

Individual

Limerick

Notts County

Bolton Wanderers

West Ham United

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sam Allardyce". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Sam Allardyce: If I don't buy at least two players then I fear all our good work will be wasted". London Evening Standard. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. Sam Allardyce at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. Allardyce's NASL statistics nasljerseys.com
  5. Bennetts, Julian (22 July 2016). "Meet the Irish priest who set Sam Allardyce on the road to the England job". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. "1991/92". Longford Town F.C. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. "Past Managers". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
    "Preston: Manager history". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
    "Preston North End 1992–1993: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. "West Ham manager Sam Allardyce – club-by-club record". The Daily Telegraph. London. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  9. 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 "Managers: Sam Allardyce". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. Taylor, Louise (24 May 2015). "West Ham confirm Sam Allardyce's contract will not be renewed". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. Allardyce, Sam (2015), Big Sam: My Autobiography p. 43
  12. Allardyce, Sam (2015), Big Sam: My Autobiography p. 76
  13. Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. Random House. p. 146. ISBN 0-09-179135-9.
  14. "Rafael Benítez: 'Do you know how many trophies Sam Allardyce has won?'". The Guardian. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Premier League Management Record". Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  16. "West Ham securing Premier League status my best ever achievement, says Sam Allardyce". The Daily Telegraph. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  17. "Manager of the Month: January 2001". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  18. "Manager Profile: Sam Allardyce". Premier League. Retrieved 18 September 2018.