Sam Muggleton
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam Muggleton
| image = Sam Muggleton 2017-08-05 1.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Muggleton playing for York City in 2017
| fullname = Samuel Alexander Muggleton{{Hugman|24670|accessdate=25 December 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|17|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/sam-muggleton-240543/ |title=Sam Muggleton |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=9 February 2019}}
| birth_place = Melton Mowbray, England
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/sam-muggleton2/ |title=Sam Muggleton |publisher=Chesterfield F.C. |accessdate=9 February 2019 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232202/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/sam-muggleton2/ |url-status=dead }}
| position = Defender / Midfielder
| currentclub = Grantham Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Leicester City
| youthyears2 = 20??–2012
| youthclubs2 = Holwell Sports
| years1 = 2012
| clubs1 = Holwell Sports
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Gillingham
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → Barnet (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = Barnet
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = Eastleigh
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = York City
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = → Boston United (loan)
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = → Scarborough Athletic (loan)
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| years9 = 2018–2019
| clubs9 = Chesterfield
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = → Darlington (loan)
| caps10 = 2
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2020–2021
| clubs11 = Stratford Town
| caps11 = 4
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2021
| clubs12 = Melton Town
| caps12 = 7
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2021–2022
| clubs13 = Bedworth United
| caps13 = 16
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2022
| clubs14 = Belper Town
| caps14 = 8
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2022
| clubs15 = Quorn
| caps15 = 3
| goals15 = 1
| years16 = 2022–2023
| clubs16 = Melton Town
| caps16 = 21
| goals16 = 3
| years17 = 2023
| clubs17 = Farsley Celtic
| caps17 = 7
| goals17 = 0
| years18 = 2023
| clubs18 = → Leicester St Andrews (loan)
| caps18 = 4
| goals18 = 0
| years19 = 2023–
| clubs19 = Grantham Town
| caps19 = 49
| goals19 = 5
| club-update = 09:19, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
}}
Samuel Alexander Muggleton (born 17 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Grantham Town.
Career
=Early career=
Muggleton was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and is the son of former footballer Carl Muggleton.{{cite news |url=http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/sport/football/queniborough-footballer-sam-muggleton-awarded-scholarship-with-league-two-gillingham-1-4427442 |title=Queniborough footballer Sam Muggleton awarded scholarship with League Two Gillingham |newspaper=Melton Times |date=1 November 2012 |accessdate=21 March 2017}} He played for his local team Syston before joining Leicester City. He played for Leicester for several seasons at various youth levels before being released, being told he was too short. After this, he joined Holwell Sports, where he played for the first team in the East Midlands Counties League.
Aged 16, he signed a two-year scholarship with Gillingham in November 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/team/academy_team_profiles/ |title=Academy team profiles |publisher=Gillingham F.C. |date=8 July 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108105337/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/team/academy_team_profiles/ |archivedate=8 November 2013}} He made his first-team debut for Gillingham on the final day of the 2012–13 season, starting in a 3–2 away defeat to Burton Albion, as they were crowned champions of League Two.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22228912 |title=Burton 3–2 Gillingham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2013 |accessdate=21 March 2017}}
Muggleton joined Conference Premier club Barnet on 27 March 2014 on loan until the end of 2013–14.{{cite web |url=http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/barnet-sign-muggleton-on-loan-1450187.aspx |title=Barnet sign Muggleton on loan |publisher=Barnet F.C. |date=27 March 2014 |accessdate=21 March 2017}} After making six appearances, he returned to Gillingham.{{cite web |url=http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/martin-allen-announces-player-departures-1508050.aspx |title=Martin Allen announces player departures |publisher=Barnet F.C. |date=27 April 2014 |accessdate=21 March 2017}} He was released by Gillingham at the end of 2013–14,{{cite web |url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/article/gillingham-fc-announce-retained-list-may-15-1553437.aspx |title=Gillingham FC announce retained list |publisher=Gillingham F.C. |date=15 May 2014 |accessdate=15 May 2014 |archive-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819061647/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com//news/article/gillingham-fc-announce-retained-list-may-15-1553437.aspx |url-status=dead }} signing for Barnet permanently on 16 May 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/bees-sign-bradley-muggleton-as-duo-become-playercoaches-1556241.aspx |title=Bees sign Bradley & Muggleton as duo become player/coaches |publisher=Barnet F.C. |date=16 May 2014 |accessdate=21 March 2017}}
=Non-league=
On 17 January 2017, Muggleton signed for National League club Eastleigh for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38659137 |title=Barnet: Eastleigh's Luke Coulson signs as Sam Muggleton leaves |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 January 2017 |accessdate=18 January 2017}}
On 20 March 2017, Muggleton signed for Eastleigh's National League rivals York City on a contract until the end of 2016–17.{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/york-city-sign-muggleton-3636363.aspx |title=Minstermen sign Muggleton |publisher=York City F.C. |date=20 March 2017 |accessdate=21 March 2017 |archive-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322111005/http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/york-city-sign-muggleton-3636363.aspx |url-status=dead }} He joined York's National League North rivals Boston United on 21 October 2017 on a one-month loan.{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/muggleton-moves-boston-united |title=Muggleton moves to Boston United |publisher=York City F.C. |date=21 October 2017 |accessdate=21 October 2017 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104110923/https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/muggleton-moves-boston-united |url-status=dead }} He made his debut the same day, starting in Boston's 2–1 away defeat to Curzon Ashton.{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonunited.co.uk/teams/24809/match-centre/1-2850116 |title=Curzon Ashton 2–1 Boston United |first=Craig |last=Singleton |publisher=Boston United F.C. |accessdate=22 October 2017 |via=Pitchero}} Muggleton returned to York after the loan expired,{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/gaffer-targets-fa-trophy-progress |title=Gaffer targets FA Trophy progress |first=Ian |last=Appleyard |publisher=York City F.C. |date=23 November 2017 |accessdate=23 November 2017}} having made six appearances for Boston. On 9 February 2018, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/muggleton-loan-scarborough |title=Muggleton on loan to Scarborough |first=Ian |last=Appleyard |publisher=York City F.C. |date=9 February 2018 |accessdate=9 February 2018 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104110931/https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/muggleton-loan-scarborough |url-status=dead }} He made eight appearances as York finished 2017–18 in 11th place in the table.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1582 |title=Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=2 May 2018}} He was released at the end of the season.{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/16194647.Louis_Almond_and_Alex_Kempster_offered_new_deals_at_York_City__but_Aidan_Connolly_one_of_NINE_released/ |title=Louis Almond and Alex Kempster offered new deals at York City, but Aidan Connolly one of nine released |first=Dave |last=Flett |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=30 April 2018 |accessdate=2 May 2018}}
Muggleton signed for newly relegated National League club Chesterfield on 31 July 2018 on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.{{cite web |url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2018/july/20180731-new-signing-announced/ |title=New signing announced |publisher=Chesterfield F.C. |date=31 July 2018 |accessdate=31 July 2018}} He joined National League North club Darlington on 8 February 2019 on a one-month loan.{{cite news |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/17419973.darlington-bring-in-former-york-city-defender/ |title=Darlington bring in former York City defender |first=Craig |last=Stoddart |newspaper=The Northern Echo |location=Darlington |date=8 February 2019 |accessdate=9 February 2019}} During his second appearance, he collided with an opponent and suffered a broken femur and three ruptured ligaments and a torn tendon in his left knee.{{cite news |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/chesterfield-fc/darlington-reveal-full-extent-of-injuries-sustained-by-chesterfield-player-sam-muggleton-1-9603077 |title=Darlington reveal full extent of injuries sustained by Chesterfield player Sam Muggleton |first=Graham |last=Smyth |newspaper=Derbyshire Times |date=19 February 2019 |accessdate=21 February 2019}} Muggleton was released by Chesterfield at the end of the season.{{Cite web|title=A dozen players set to leave|url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/may/20190507-a-dozen-players-set-to-leave/|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|date=7 May 2019|accessdate=7 May 2019|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712213450/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/may/20190507-a-dozen-players-set-to-leave/|url-status=dead}}
He played on trial for Kettering Town in September 2020 as he sought to regain full fitness.[https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/sheriff-board-cox-targets-more-additions-poppies-2966858 Sheriff is on board as Cox targets more additions at Poppies] Later that month he signed for Southern Football League club Stratford Town.[https://www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk/news/sam-muggleton-signs-for-stratford-2569576.html SAM MUGGLETON SIGNS FOR STRATFORD!] The 2020–21 season was again curtailed due to Covid-19 and in the summer of 2021 he dropped down a level to sign for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Bedworth United, after a brief spell with Melton Town.{{Cite web|title=Sam Muggleton|url=https://bedworthunitedfc.co.uk/player/sam-muggleton/|publisher=Bedworth United F.C.|accessdate=28 November 2021}} He transferred to division rivals in February 2022 when he signed for Belper Town and was a part of the side that beat Chasetown 1–0 in the play-off final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
In the 2022-23 season, Muggleton played in the United Counties League for Quorn, Melton Town and Leicester St Andrews,https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=471368267&personID=127356354&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=2&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} as well as Farsley Celtic in the National League North.https://farsleyceltic.com/player/sam-muggleton/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
He joined Grantham Town for the 2023-24 season.https://twitter.com/granthamtownfc/status/1677981165720858625 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
Style of play
Muggleton plays as a left back or a left midfielder and possesses a long throw-in.{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/15035786.New_Eastleigh_signing__throws_further_than_Rory_Delap_/ |title=New Eastleigh signing Sam Muggleton throws further than ex-Saint Rory Delap |first=Wendy |last=Gee |newspaper=Southern Daily Echo |location=Southampton |date=19 January 2017 |accessdate=21 March 2017}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 November 2023}}
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Honours
References
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External links
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- [https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/sam-muggleton2/ Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232202/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/sam-muggleton2/ |date=9 February 2019 }} at the Chesterfield F.C. website
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Category:Footballers from Melton Mowbray
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Leicester City F.C. players
Category:Holwell Sports F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Eastleigh F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:Boston United F.C. players
Category:Scarborough Athletic F.C. players
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players
Category:Darlington F.C. players
Category:Stratford Town F.C. players
Category:Melton Town F.C. players
Category:Bedworth United F.C. players
Category:Belper Town F.C. players
Category:Farsley Celtic F.C. players
Category:Leicester St Andrews F.C. players
Category:Grantham Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:East Midlands Counties Football League players