Sam Allardyce

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

Sam Allardyce
Big Sam Allardyce signs autographs for fans October 2014.jpg
Allardyce in 2014
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Allardyce[1]
Date of birth (1954-10-19) 19 October 1954 (age 69)[1]
Place of birthDudley, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1968–1969Dudley Town
1969–1971Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1980Bolton Wanderers184(21)
1980–1981Sunderland25(2)
1981–1983Millwall63(2)
1983Tampa Bay Rowdies11(1)
1983–1984Coventry City28(1)
1984–1985Huddersfield Town37(0)
1985–1986Bolton Wanderers14(0)
1986–1989Preston North End90(2)
1989–1991West Bromwich Albion1(0)
1991–1992Limerick23(3)
1992Preston North End3(0)
Total479(32)
Teams managed
1991–1992Limerick (player-manager)
1992Preston North End (caretaker manager)
1994–1996Blackpool
1997–1999Notts County
1999–2007Bolton Wanderers
2007–2008Newcastle United
2008–2010Blackburn Rovers
2011–2015West Ham United
2015–2016Sunderland
2016England
2016–2017Crystal Palace
2017–2018Everton
2020-2021West Bromwich Albion
[[Leeds United

| manageryears14 = 2023-2024

F.C.|Leeds United]]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

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

 
Allardyce as manager of West Ham United in 2014
As of match played 13 May 2018
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 51.9 [5][6]
Preston North End (caretaker) 30 September 1992 30 November 1992 12 3 4 5 25.0 [7][8]
Blackpool 19 July 1994 29 May 1996 102 44 23 35 43.1 [9]
Notts County 16 January 1997 14 October 1999 145 56 39 50 38.6 [9]
Bolton Wanderers 19 October 1999 29 April 2007 371 153 104 114 41.2 [9]
Newcastle United 15 May 2007 9 January 2008 24 8 6 10 33.3 [9]
Blackburn Rovers 17 December 2008 13 December 2010 90 32 24 34 35.6 [9]
West Ham United 1 June 2011 24 May 2015 181 68 46 67 37.6 [9]
Sunderland 9 October 2015 22 July 2016 31 9 9 13 29.0 [9]
England 22 July 2016 27 September 2016 1 1 0 0 100.00 [9]
Crystal Palace 23 December 2016 23 May 2017 24 9 3 12 37.5 [9]
Everton 30 November 2017 16 May 2018 26 10 7 9 38.5 [9]
Total 1,034 407 275 352 39.4

Honours

Player

Bolton Wanderers

Preston North End

Individual

Manager

Limerick

Notts County

Bolton Wanderers

West Ham United

Individual

Sam Allardyce Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sam Allardyce". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  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. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/sport-comment/sam-allardyce-if-i-dont-buy-at-least-two-players-then-i-fear-all-our-good-work-will-be-wasted-8414004.html. Retrieved 30 December 2014. 
  3. Sam Allardyce at the English National Football Archive (subscription needed)
  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. London. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/15/meet-the-irish-priest-who-set-sam-allardyce-on-the-road-to-engla/. 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. London. 1 June 2011. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/8549923/West-Ham-manager-Sam-Allardyce-club-by-club-record.html. Retrieved 25 January 2016. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 "Managers: Sam Allardyce". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. "Rafael Benítez: 'Do you know how many trophies Sam Allardyce has won?'". The Guardian. 15 October 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/15/rafael-benitez-sam-allardyce-trophies-real-madrid-sunderland-liverpool. Retrieved 15 March 2016. 
  11. "Premier League Management Record". Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  12. Manager of the Month: January 2001. League Managers Association. http://www.leaguemanagers.com/awards/mom.html?month=1&year=2001. Retrieved 6 July 2009. 
  13. "Manager profile: Sam Allardyce". Premier League. Retrieved 18 September 2018.