Sammy Frost
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Samuel Frost (1883 – March 1926) was a footballer who played as a half back for Manchester City between 1901 and 1906.
Frost made his Manchester City debut in September 1901 in a 3–1 defeat against Everton. He was part of the City team which defeated Bolton Wanderers 1–0 to win the 1904 FA Cup Final.
He made 103 league appearances for Manchester City and scored 4 goals.[1] He subsequently played for Millwall before recurring knee ailments forced him to retire.[2] In 1926, he killed himself in Poplar, London, by taking strychnine.[3]
Honours
References
- ^ "Sammy Frost - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History - Bluemoon-MCFC".
- ^ Harding, John (2003). Living to play: from soccer slaves to socceratti - a social history of the professionals. London: Robson. ISBN 9781861055606. p236
- ^ "Footballer's Suicide". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 March 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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