Sam Malcolmson

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Sam Malcolmson
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Malcolmson in May 2011
Personal information
Full name Samuel A. Malcolmson
Date of birth (1947-04-02) 2 April 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Scotland
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Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969 Falmouth Town 14 (5)
1971–1972 Airdrieonians[1] 1 (0)
1972 Portadown
1972 Queen of the South[2] 8 (0)
1972–1973 Portadown
1973–1974 Albion Rovers[3] 25 (1)
1974–1975 Wellington Diamond[3]
1976–1977 Stop Out
1979 Eastern Suburbs
1981 Manurewa
1982 East Coast Bays
International career
1976–1982 New Zealand 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel "Sam" A. Malcolmson (born 2 April 1947 in Scotland) was an association football player who represented New Zealand. He was a capable defender who liked to attack and was very strong in the air, he was often used as a striker and scored more than 50 goals in New Zealand National League.

Malcolmson served in the Royal Navy and in 1969, whilst stationed at R.N.A.S. Culdrose in Cornwall, he played 14 games (5 goals) for Falmouth Town. He went on to play for Airdrieonians,[1] Queen of the South[4] and Albion Rovers in Scotland before emigrating to New Zealand in 1974.[5]

Malcolmson scored on his full All Whites international debut in a 2–0 win over Burma on 13 September 1976[6] and went on to represent the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals in Spain, his sole appearance at the tournament being his last game for New Zealand in a 5–2 defeat against his native Scotland.[7][8] In doing so became the second of three players with Queen of the South among his ex-clubs to travel to the World Cup finals after George Hamilton and before Bernie Slaven. Malcolmson is the only one of the three to actually play at the finals.[5] Including friendlies and unofficial games against club sides, Malcolmson played 32 times for his adopted country,[7] scoring 5 goals,[9] ending his international playing career with 15 official A-international caps and 2 goals to his credit.[5][10][11]

In 2013, Malcolmson became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 AIRDRIE UNITED:1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. ↑ QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  4. ↑ Queen of the South players to have been selected for World Cup Finals squad in the profile of George Hamilton
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "World Cup Doonhamers" on www.qosfc.com
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 NZ 1982 World Cup
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ All Whites - Goal Scoring Record
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Friends of Football Committee. Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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