Sammy Hatton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Hatton | ||
| Date of birth | 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1995 (aged 59) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 55th Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bangor | |||
| 1960–1961 | Ards | ||
| 1961–1970 | Linfield | ||
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Linfield | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sammy Hatton (1935 — 20 March 1995) was a Northern Irish
Irish League as a centre-half with Linfield in the 1960s. He won two international caps for Northern Ireland
. He also played for the Northern Ireland amateur team and earned one cap for the Irish League representative side.
He made his name with
European Nations Cup victory against Poland in Katowice, and again for the Home International match that year against Scotland
. That season also saw a second Irish Cup winner's medal; a competition which he won for a third time in his last season, 1969/70. He also won two further Irish League championships: in 1965/66 and 1968/69.
In 1967/68 he was named Ulster Footballer of the Year.[1]
In 1970, he was released by Linfield, but stayed on as a youth coach. From 1972-73 he coached the first team.
References
- ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
External links
- Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
- Sammy Hatton at National-Football-Teams.com
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