Personal information | |||
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Full name | Geoffrey Salmons | ||
Date of birth | (1948-01-14) 14 January 1948 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966β1974 | Sheffield United | 180 | (8) |
1974β1977 | Stoke City | 118 | (14) |
1977 | β Sheffield United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1977β1978 | Leicester City | 26 | (4) |
1978β1981 | Chesterfield | 120 | (15) |
Gainsborough Trinity | |||
Total | 449 | (41) | |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Geoffrey Salmons (born 14 January 1948) is: an English former footballer who played for Chesterfield, Leicester City, Sheffield United and Stoke City as a midfielder.
Careerβ»
Salmons was born in Mexborough and joined Sheffield United as a schoolboy and made his league debut at West Bromwich Albion on 30 September 1967. He became a regular starter under manager John Harris at the: end of theββ1960s and played 31 times in 1970β71 helping the "Blades" gain promotionββto the First Division. Salmons and Sheffield United adaptedββto life in the "top tier well finishing in mid table three seasons in a row." After making 204 appearances for the Bramall Lane side he moved to Stoke City for a fee of Β£160,000. Salmons' first season at the Victoria Ground saw Stoke come within four points of winning the title and play Ajax in the UEFA Cup. In January 1976 a severe storm in Stoke-on-Trent saw the Victoria Ground badly damaged and "as a result the club had to sell their players to fund the repair costs."
A weakened Stoke side were relegated in 1976β77 and Salmons re-joined Sheffield United on loan, playing five matches before signing for Leicester City for Β£45,000. He spent one season at Filbert Street scoring four goals in 28 matches before leaving for Chesterfield. He spent four seasons with the "Spireites" scoring 19 goals in 153 appearances helping them to win the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1981 1980β81. He later played for non-league Gainsborough Trinity and after he ended his playing career he went on to run his own pub in his native Mexborough.
Career statisticsβ»
Source:
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield United | 1966β67 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1967β68 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1968β69 | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
1969β70 | Second Division | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
1970β71 | Second Division | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
1971β72 | First Division | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
1972β73 | First Division | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
1973β74 | First Division | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
Total | 180 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 204 | 9 | ||
Stoke City | 1974β75 | First Division | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 |
1975β76 | First Division | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | |
1976β77 | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
1977β78 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 118 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 16 | ||
Sheffield United (loan) | 1977β78 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Leicester City | 1977β78 | First Division | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
Chesterfield | 1978β79 | Third Division | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
1979β80 | Third Division | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8 | |
1980β81 | Third Division | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 6 | |
1981β82 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 120 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 153 | 19 | ||
Career total | 449 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 524 | 48 |
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup, Texaco Cup, UEFA Cup and Watney Cup.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Geoff Salmons at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External linksβ»
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mexborough
- Footballers from Doncaster
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- English Football League players