MEN'S LEAGUE	32	53	59	66	70	71	75	96	99	00	02	06	14	19	20	21	22	MEN'S WORLD CLUB	01	07	23
MEN'S CHALLENGE CUPS	56	61	66	72	76	96	97	01	04	06	07	08	21					WOMEN'S MATCHES	21	21

Sam Clemson
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
01-05-1934	N/A	12-03-1957	Ruskin Park RU
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
20-04-1957 v Workington Town		Blackpool Borough	1957- when he Retired
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1956-1956			2 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of Sam Clemson
HERITAGE NO : 741 Sam Clemson by Alex Service The St.Helens Newspaper gave news of a new signing by the Saints which was meant to pep up the pace of the threequarter line. Sam Clemson was truly a flyer, famous for his sprinting exploits for the Pilkington Recreation Athletics club, who had also represented Lancashire and North West Counties. Sam had been playing occasionally for The Recs Rugby Union team and had been put under close surveillance by Saints scouts prior to his capture. Clemson had a peak time of 9.9 seconds for the 100 yards and a best of 21.9 for the furlong. He had been close to selection for the Melbourne Olympic squad, but was ruled out by injury. Sam was 22 when he signed and ideally built for a sprinter at 12 stones 4 lbs and 5 feet 10 ins. His progress had also been monitored by Saints Secretary Basil Lowe, who was formerly Secretary to the Pilkington Athletics organisation. There are very few instances of even-timers playing rugby. McDonald Bailey, who played for Leigh was the fastest of them all, but his entry into the game was largely a publicity stunt. Famous speed merchants like Ellaby and Brian Bevan were not even-timers, although perhaps one of the quickest was Stan McCormick, who excelled in the Powderhall event. The signing of Clemson was seen as vital given the impending loss of Frank Carlton, who was beginning his National Service. He was a draughtsman at Pilkingtons Cowley Hill works and was a former pupil of Prescott Grammar School. Sam made his debut against Whitehaven A at Knowsley Road, when his centre was Arthur Pimblett. Although he became an A team regular, First Team opportunities were few and far between for Sam. It is presumed that he retired after his spell at Saints and we believe that at some stage he went to Apapa in Nigeria. He worked for a packaging company and was certainly still there in August 1966. The son of a business colleague, Wim Hulme, contacted us to provide some interesting information about his business life after the Saints. Wim says that he knew him either from GEC and both working there or because his father worked for GEC in Nigeria and knew him through that his father then worked with or for him from 1980 to 1987. They ran factories in Warrington (Quintad and Quay Packaging) which supplied Nigeria. In 2021, Sam was living in St Helens and received his Heritage Number Certificate.

Biography of Sam Clemson

HERITAGE NO : 741

Sam Clemson by Alex Service

The St.Helens Newspaper gave news of a new signing by the Saints which was meant to pep up the pace of the threequarter line. Sam Clemson was truly a flyer, famous for his sprinting exploits for the Pilkington Recreation Athletics club, who had also represented Lancashire and North West Counties. Sam had been playing occasionally for The Recs Rugby Union team and had been put under close surveillance by Saints scouts prior to his capture.

Clemson had a peak time of 9.9 seconds for the 100 yards and a best of 21.9 for the furlong. He had been close to selection for the Melbourne Olympic squad, but was ruled out by injury. Sam was 22 when he signed and ideally built for a sprinter at 12 stones 4 lbs and 5 feet 10 ins. His progress had also been monitored by Saints Secretary Basil Lowe, who was formerly Secretary to the Pilkington Athletics organisation.

There are very few instances of even-timers playing rugby. McDonald Bailey, who played for Leigh was the fastest of them all, but his entry into the game was largely a publicity stunt. Famous speed merchants like Ellaby and Brian Bevan were not even-timers, although perhaps one of the quickest was Stan McCormick, who excelled in the Powderhall event.
The signing of Clemson was seen as vital given the impending loss of Frank Carlton, who was beginning his National Service. He was a draughtsman at Pilkingtons Cowley Hill works and was a former pupil of Prescott Grammar School. Sam made his debut against Whitehaven A at Knowsley Road, when his centre was Arthur Pimblett. Although he became an A team regular, First Team opportunities were few and far between for Sam. It is presumed that he retired after his spell at Saints and we believe that at some stage he went to Apapa in Nigeria. He worked for a packaging company and was certainly still there in August 1966. The son of a business colleague, Wim Hulme, contacted us to provide some interesting information about his business life after the Saints. Wim says that he knew him either from GEC and both working there or because his father worked for GEC in Nigeria and knew him through that his father then worked with or for him from 1980 to 1987. They ran factories in Warrington (Quintad and Quay Packaging) which supplied Nigeria. In 2021, Sam was living in St Helens and received his Heritage Number Certificate.

SEASON STATISTICS
Season (Official Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
1956~57	0	0	0	2
TOTALS:	0	0	0	2
Season (Other Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
20th Apr 1957	1	L	5	Workington Town	L	A	3	26				VIEW
22nd Apr 1957	2	W	2	Blackpool Borough	L	H	48	10				VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

WINS : 1 \| LOSSES : 1 \| DRAWS :

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Sam Clemson

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Biography of Sam Clemson

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