Sam Gwynne
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{for|the American journalist and non-fiction writer|S. C. Gwynne}}
{{for|the American poet Robert Samuel "Sam" Gwynn|R. S. Gwynn}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam Gwynne
| image =
| fullname = Samuel Luke Gwynne
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hereford, England
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Westfields
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs1 = Hereford United
| years1 = 2005–2011
| clubs1 = Hereford United
| caps1 = 69
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → A.F.C Telford United (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = Neath
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = Westfields
| caps4 = ?
| goals4 = ?
| years5 = 2012
| clubs5 = Brackley Town
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2012–2013
| clubs6 = Westfields
| caps6 = ?
| goals6 = ?
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = Hereford United
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2014–2015
| clubs8 = Westfields
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = Hereford
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015–
| clubs10 = Westfields
| caps10 =
| goals10 =
| club-update = 23:42, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
}}
Samuel Luke Gwynne (born 17 December 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|Westfies}} club Westfields.
Career
Gwynne was born in Hereford and joined the Hereford United youth team, which is associated with the Pershore College football academy at Holme Lacy. He was an unused substitute for several first team matches during the 2004-05 season and started the Conference League Cup match against Northwich Victoria.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/6235332.stm Gwynne agrees new Hereford deal] BBC Sport, 28 June 2007. Retrieved on 26 July 2008.
His league debut came in the 2005-06 season when he featured as a substitute in the dying minutes of the televised match at home to Stevenage Borough. In the latter half of the season he was an unused substitute on a regular basis. He also captained the side in a Herefordshire Senior Cup match against Kington Town.
He signed a new contract in June 2006, however he was the only player in the squad not to make an appearance in the League, FA Cup or League Cup during the 2006–07 season. On 18 August 2007 he made his Football League debut, coming on as a substitute in the closing minutes away at Barnet. With the departure of Lionel Ainsworth, Gwynne was handed a chance in the first team and made 16 appearances in mid-season.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2007/12/21/turner_on_loans_feature.shtml Turner praises loan players' efforts] BBC Hereford & Worcester, 21 December 2007. Retrieved on 26 July 2008. Originally allowed to leave the club at the end of the 2009–10 season, he was eventually offered a new one-year deal to remain at Hereford.{{Cite news |url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2096375,00.html |title=Gwynne signing confirmed |publisher=Hereford United F.C. |date=2010-07-20 |accessdate=2010-07-20}} He joined A.F.C.Telford United on loan until the end of the season in February 2011. In May 2011 he left Hereford United after seven years with the club.
In August 2011 he joined Welsh Premier League club Neath.{{cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3872-former-bulls-midfielder-joins-neath |title=Welsh Premier Football - Fleur de Lys spring a cup shock |website=www.welsh-premier.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920101917/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3872-former-bulls-midfielder-joins-neath |archive-date=2012-09-20}} Gwynne was released by Neath in the new year and re-joined Westfields.
After a short spell at Brackley Town he joined Westfields where he made 49 appearances in all competitions in the 2012–13 season where the club finished runners up in the Midland Alliance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/westfields/news/10463903.Jamie_Cuss_leads_Westfields__appearance_charts/|title = Jamie Cuss leads Westfields' appearance charts| date=5 June 2013 }}
Gwynne re-joined his first club Hereford United on non-contract terms on 31 July 2013 but remained available to Westfields when not needed at Edgar Street under a dual registration agreement.{{cite web |url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/news/article/gwynne-signs-contract-31-07-2013-957981.aspx |title=Gwynne Signs Contract |access-date=2013-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130731161713/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/news/article/gwynne-signs-contract-31-07-2013-957981.aspx |archive-date=31 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
After leaving Hereford United he remained at Westfields for the 2014–15 season.
Gwynne signed for phoenix club Hereford on 7 August 2015, however he left shortly after to re-join Westfields.{{cite tweet|user=Westfieldsfc1|author=Westfields FC|number=650303150994378752|date=3 October 2015|title=@Westfieldsfc1 have put in 7 day notice of approach for Sam gwynne of Hereford, whilst Hereford have done the same for Anthony Robbins.}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070709052451/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/Player?playerId=556831 Official Hereford United Profile]
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gwynne, Sam}}
Category:Footballers from Hereford
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Hereford United F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Westfields F.C. players
Category:Brackley Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Cymru Premier players
Category:Hereford F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders