Name: Samuel PavisBorn: 1943, Belfast
Died: 4 July 2019 (age 76)
Height: 5.05 ft
Weight: 10.00 st
Position: Outside-Left / Centre-Forward
Representative Honours: Ireland: 5 Amateur Caps / 3 Goals (1964-1968), 1 Junior Cap (1963), 2 Youth Caps (1960/61); Irish League: 3 Caps (1962-1967).
Club Honours: ... (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1963/64; Gold Cup Winner 1962/63; City Cup Winner 1964/65; (with Linfield) Irish League Champion 1965/66, 1968/69; Irish Cup Winner 1969/70, Runner-Up 1965/66, 1967/68; Gold Cup Winner 1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69; Ulster Cup Winner 1967/68; City Cup Winner 1967/68; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1965/66, 1966/67; Top Four Cup Winner 1966/67, 1967/68, Runner-Up 1965/66; ...
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA.Cup
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Europe
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Other
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Lombard BC
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-
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-
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Youth
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Distillery
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-
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-59
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Youth
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Scunthorpe.U.
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-
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-62
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Trial
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0/0
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-
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-
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-
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Crusaders
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-
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-62
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Amateur
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Glentoran
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62/63-64/65
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-
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Amateur
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*72/53
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-
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2/1
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-
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Linfield
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64/65-69/70
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Jan-65
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Amateur
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249/221
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-
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11/4
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-
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Crusaders
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-
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May-70
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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TOTALS
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-
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£-
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-
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-
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12/5
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-
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Biography:
Sammy "Save Us" or Sammy "The Poacher", Pavis has a knack for capitalising on the slightest goalscoring opportunity.
Scored about 180 goals for Linfield including finishing as the Irish League's top goalscorer in three consecutive seasons between 1965/66 and 1967/68 with 28, 25 and 30 goals.
To follow.
Linfield FC: Sammy Pavis (1943-2019)
Linfield's 25 Greatest Players
Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
08-02-1964 Scotland A D 2-2 1 Goal
15-01-1966 Wales... H D 0-0
23-09-1967 England. H L 0-1
16-03-1968 Scotland A W 2-0 2 Goals
11-05-1968 Wales... H L 0-1
Summary: 5/3. Won 1, Drew 2, Lost 2.
Irish League Representative Appearance Details:
20-03-1962 Italian Semi-Pro. H W 6-2 sub
06-09-1967 Scottish League.. H L 0-2
25-10-1967 League of Ireland A L 2-3
Summary: 2(1)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 2.
Picture supplied by Chris Wilson.
A year today since the passing of Sammy Pavis. One of the most prolific goalscorers to ever grace Irish football ⚽
Posted by Irish Football Memories on Saturday, 4 July 2020
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