Samuel Challinor

Samuel Challinor (2 April 1890 – 15 March 1963) was a professional football wing half who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, New Brighton, Halifax Town and Accrington Stanley.

Challinor began his career in non-league football with Combination and Lancashire Combination clubs Middlewich and Witton Albion respectively, before earning a move to the Football League with Everton. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 denied Challinor the chance to make his professional debut for the Toffees. After the war, Challinor joined Third Division club Brentford, for the Griffin Park club's first season of league football. He made 32 appearances, scored two goals and was released at the end of a disastrous season for Brentford, which saw the club forced to apply for re-election. Challinor played for league clubs Halifax Town, Accrington Stanley and New Brighton throughout the early/mid 1920s and finished his career in Wales with spells at Mold Town and Llandudno.