Sammy Todd
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Sammy Todd
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Samuel John Todd
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|09|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1961–1963
| years2 = 1963–1970
| years3 = 1970–1974
| years4 = 1974
| years5 =
| years6 = 1975
| clubs1 = Glentoran
| clubs2 = Burnley
| clubs3 = Sheffield Wednesday
| clubs4 = → Mansfield Town (loan)
| clubs5 = Great Harwood
| clubs6 = Dallas Tornado
| caps1 = 5
| caps2 = 116
| caps3 = 24
| caps4 = 6
| caps5 =
| caps6 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 =
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1966–1971
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Sammy Todd (born 1945) was a former football player for Burnley and Glentoran.
Club career
Todd joined Burnley from Glentoran as a 17-year-old defender/midfield man in 1962 becoming the third ex-Glens player to transfer to Turf Moor in the 1960s, following Jimmy McIlroy and Alex Elder.
He made his league debut for Burnley against Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor in the 1963/64 season, Burnley recording a 7–2 victory over Spurs.[http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=343105 Clarets Mad]
He made a total of 118 appearances for Burnley scoring one league and one League Cup goal.
At the end of the 1969–1970 season, Todd was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for £40,000. He would, however, only make 22 appearances in four seasons in Sheffield and was loaned out to Mansfield in February 1974.
In the twilight of his career, Todd enjoyed brief stints with both Great Harwood of the Northern Premier League and Dallas Tornado of the original NASL.
International career
Todd represented both Northern Ireland schools and the Under-23 team in the 1960s before making his senior debut in 1966.[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/sam-todd.html NIFG]
His first appearance came as a substitute in a friendly game with Mexico at Windsor Park.[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/sam-todd.html Ibid]
He was capped a total of 11 times for Northern Ireland.[http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED36&id=302752 Clarets Mad]
Footnotes
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References
- [http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=343105 Clarets Mad]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090731114338/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/6698/tales/glentoran.html The Glentoran-Burnley connection]
- [http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/sam-todd.html Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats]
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Category:Glentoran F.C. players
Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players
Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Great Harwood F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Dallas Tornado players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Association footballers from Belfast
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland