Sam Small

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

43rd all-time scorer146th for appearances

Born: 15 May 1912Birmingham
Shirt: #9, #6, #8
Debut: 23 Jan 1937v Bury, aged 24
Last game: 17 Jan 1948v Blackburn Rovers, aged 35

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

118

Appearances

118 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.34 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1936/37, 12 in 18 appearances.

Playing Time by season, league

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1947/48	14	14	0	0	1.14
1946/47	39	39	0	0	0.90
1938/39	19	19	0	0	1.37
1937/38	18	18	0	0	1.22
1936/37	18	18	0	0	1.39
Career	108	108	0	0	1.15

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

40 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	40	108 apps
FA Cup	0	10 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 23 Jan 1937, v Bury 5–1

Latest goal: 22 Nov 1947, at Brentford 1–1

Hat-trick: 11 Mar 1939, at Norwich City 2–6

With him, without him

23 Jan 1937 to 17 Jan 1948

When he played

1.14

points per game

51 W 32 D 35 L

118 games · 1.69 scored · 1.33 conceded

43% wins

When he didn't

0.84

points per game

17 W 20 D 27 L

64 games · 1.3 scored · 1.42 conceded

27% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

23 Jan 1937Debutv Bury 5–1 1936/37
23 Jan 1937First goalv Bury 5–1 1936/37
10 Apr 193710th goalv Bradford City 4–1 1936/37
17 Dec 193825th goalv Southampton 1–2 1938/39
21 Jan 193950th appearancev Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 1938/39
11 Mar 1939Hat-trickat Norwich City 2–6 1938/39
17 May 1947100th appearanceat Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 1946/47
17 Jan 1948Last appearancev Blackburn Rovers 2–4 1947/48

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1947/48	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1947/48	Second Division	14	14	–	3	–
1946/47	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1946/47	Second Division	39	39	–	7	–
1945/46	FA Cup	4	4	–	0	–
1938/39	FA Cup	4	4	–	0	–
1938/39	Second Division	19	19	–	11	–
1937/38	Second Division	18	18	–	7	–
1936/37	Second Division	18	18	–	12	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
17 Jan 1948	FAC	Blackburn Rovers	2–4	L
3 Jan 1948	D2	at Nottingham Forest	1–2	L
27 Dec 1947	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	1–4	L
29 Nov 1947	D2	Leicester City	1–1	D
22 Nov 1947	D2	at Brentford	1–1	D	1
1 Nov 1947	D2	Barnsley	2–1	W	1
25 Oct 1947	D2	at West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W
18 Oct 1947	D2	Birmingham City	0–0	D
11 Oct 1947	D2	at Newcastle United	0–1	L
4 Oct 1947	D2	Chesterfield	4–0	W
27 Sept 1947	D2	Coventry City	1–0	W
20 Sept 1947	D2	at Bury	2–1	W
6 Sept 1947	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	0–1	L
1 Sept 1947	D2	at Millwall	1–1	D	1
30 Aug 1947	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
31 May 1947	D2	Burnley	0–5	L
26 May 1947	D2	at Newcastle United	3–2	W
24 May 1947	D2	at Manchester City	0–2	L
17 May 1947	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	D
3 May 1947	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	W
26 Apr 1947	D2	Barnsley	4–0	W
19 Apr 1947	D2	at Newport County	1–1	D
12 Apr 1947	D2	Southampton	4–0	W
7 Apr 1947	D2	Bury	3–3	D
5 Apr 1947	D2	at Nottingham Forest	3–4	L
4 Apr 1947	D2	at Bury	0–4	L
29 Mar 1947	D2	Coventry City	1–2	L
22 Mar 1947	D2	at Birmingham City	0–3	L
15 Mar 1947	D2	West Bromwich Albion	3–2	W
1 Mar 1947	D2	Swansea City	3–0	W
25 Jan 1947	D2	at Millwall	0–0	D
18 Jan 1947	D2	Chesterfield	5–0	W	1
11 Jan 1947	FAC	Leicester City	1–2	L
4 Jan 1947	D2	at Leicester City	0–4	L
1 Jan 1947	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	D
28 Dec 1946	D2	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	W	1
26 Dec 1946	D2	at Luton Town	1–2	L
25 Dec 1946	D2	Luton Town	2–1	W
21 Dec 1946	D2	at Barnsley	2–1	W
7 Dec 1946	D2	at Southampton	2–4	L
30 Nov 1946	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–2	D
23 Nov 1946	D2	at Coventry City	1–2	L
16 Nov 1946	D2	Birmingham City	0–4	L
9 Nov 1946	D2	at West Bromwich Albion	3–2	W
2 Nov 1946	D2	Newcastle United	0–2	L
26 Oct 1946	D2	at Swansea City	1–2	L
19 Oct 1946	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D	1
12 Oct 1946	D2	at Burnley	1–2	L	1
28 Sept 1946	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	W
21 Sept 1946	D2	Millwall	3–1	W	1
14 Sept 1946	D2	at Chesterfield	1–3	L	1
9 Sept 1946	D2	at Fulham	2–3	L
7 Sept 1946	D2	Leicester City	0–2	L
2 Sept 1946	D2	Fulham	3–2	W	1
31 Aug 1946	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–3	L
30 Jan 1946	FAC	Chelsea	1–0	W
26 Jan 1946	FAC	at Chelsea	0–2	L
9 Jan 1946	FAC	at Arsenal	0–1	L
5 Jan 1946	FAC	Arsenal	6–0	W
15 Apr 1939	D2	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W
11 Apr 1939	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	2–1	W	1
1 Apr 1939	D2	Sheffield United	0–0	D
27 Mar 1939	D2	at Millwall	2–0	W
25 Mar 1939	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	0–0	D
18 Mar 1939	D2	Luton Town	0–1	L
11 Mar 1939	D2	at Norwich City	6–2	W	3
2 Feb 1939	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
30 Jan 1939	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	D
21 Jan 1939	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	D
14 Jan 1939	D2	Bury	0–0	D
7 Jan 1939	FAC	at Queens Park Rangers	2–1	W
31 Dec 1938	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	W	1
24 Dec 1938	D2	Fulham	1–0	W
17 Dec 1938	D2	Southampton	1–2	L	1
10 Dec 1938	D2	at West Bromwich Albion	2–3	L	1
3 Dec 1938	D2	Burnley	1–0	W
12 Nov 1938	D2	at Luton Town	2–1	W	1
5 Nov 1938	D2	Norwich City	2–0	W
22 Oct 1938	D2	Newcastle United	1–1	D
15 Oct 1938	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
8 Oct 1938	D2	Swansea City	5–2	W	2
10 Sept 1938	D2	at Bury	1–1	D	1
23 Feb 1938	D2	at Manchester United	0–4	L
19 Feb 1938	D2	at Fulham	1–1	D
12 Feb 1938	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
5 Feb 1938	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–2	L	1
29 Jan 1938	D2	Southampton	3–1	W	1
6 Nov 1937	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
30 Oct 1937	D2	Newcastle United	1–0	W
23 Oct 1937	D2	at Luton Town	2–2	D	1
16 Oct 1937	D2	Barnsley	4–1	W
2 Oct 1937	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	L
25 Sept 1937	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W
18 Sept 1937	D2	at Southampton	3–3	D	2
13 Sept 1937	D2	Chesterfield	5–0	W	2
11 Sept 1937	D2	at Stockport County	0–0	D
6 Sept 1937	D2	at Swansea City	0–0	D
4 Sept 1937	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	3–1	W
30 Aug 1937	D2	Swansea City	2–1	W
28 Aug 1937	D2	at Aston Villa	0–2	L
1 May 1937	D2	Sheffield United	1–0	W
26 Apr 1937	D2	Aston Villa	2–1	W
24 Apr 1937	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D	1
17 Apr 1937	D2	at Aston Villa	2–0	W	1
10 Apr 1937	D2	Bradford City	4–1	W	2
3 Apr 1937	D2	at Swansea City	0–0	D
29 Mar 1937	D2	at Barnsley	0–0	D
27 Mar 1937	D2	Southampton	4–0	W	1
26 Mar 1937	D2	Barnsley	0–0	D
20 Mar 1937	D2	at Burnley	1–2	L	1
13 Mar 1937	D2	Fulham	3–3	D	1
6 Mar 1937	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	4–1	W	1
27 Feb 1937	D2	Coventry City	4–0	W	1
20 Feb 1937	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	0–2	L
13 Feb 1937	D2	Norwich City	4–1	W
6 Feb 1937	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–2	D
4 Feb 1937	D2	at Leicester City	2–2	D	1
23 Jan 1937	D2	Bury	5–1	W	2

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