Malcolm Sampson
 Malcolm Sampson with the NRFU Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Malcolm Sampson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1940[1] Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 October 2012 (aged 72)[2] Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malcolm "Mal" "Sammy" Sampson (12 March 1940Bramley, as a prop.
Background
Malcolm Sampson's birth was registered in Lower Agbrigg, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 72 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Playing career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Mal Sampson played at
1963 Challenge Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963, in front of a crowd of 84,492.[4]
Club career
Mal Sampson signed for
Bramley,[2] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals
, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.
Genealogical information
Mal Sampson was the older brother of the rugby league footballer, and coach David Sampson, and uncle of the sprinter Denise Ramsden, rugby league footballer Dean Sampson, and rugby union and rugby league footballer Paul Sampson.
References
- ^ "Sportsmen & Clubs → Malcolm Sampson". stanleyhistoryonline.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Tributes paid to Wakefield Trinity star Malcolm Sampson - More Wakefield News". Wakefield Express. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ISBN 1-85983-429-9
External links
- Search for "Sampson" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Rugby League Final 1963
- Photograph of the 1950/51 Old Saint Peters Junior School Rugby League Team - Malcolm Sampson Holding the Ball
- (archived by archive.is) Malcolm Sampson RIP at wakefieldwildcats.co.uk
- Malcolm Sampson RIP at forums.rlfans.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → Past Players → S at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- Obituary - Wakefield Express