Sammy Igoe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Gary Igoe | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Portsmouth | 160 | (11) |
| 2000–2003 | Reading | 87 | (7) |
| 2003 | → Luton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Swindon Town | 79 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Millwall | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Bristol Rovers | 61 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Hereford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008– | Bournemouth | 46 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 28 March 2010 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Gary "Sammy" Igoe (born 30 September 1975 in Spelthorne, Surrey) is an English professional footballer, currently unemployed. He started his career with Portsmouth, and after spells with Reading, Luton Town and Swindon Town. Igoe signed for Millwall in August 2005[1] but he struggled to maintain a first team place after Steve Claridge was sacked as manager.
Igoe impressed Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope during a loan spell at the club at the end of the 2005–06 season, and in the summer of 2006 he signed for the club on a permanent basis.[2]
The next season he became a regular in midfield. The highlight of the season came right at the end, he scored the last goal in the play off final, in the 3–1 win against Shrewsbury Town at Wembley Stadium, on 26 May, running almost the entire length of the pitch to score it.
Igoe was given a loan spell at Hereford United, joining on 27 March 2008. When he returned from his loan spell at the end of the 2007–08 season he was released from his contract with Bristol Rovers, along with Chris Carruthers.[3]
Igoe then signed a one year contract with Bournemouth after impressing whilst on trial.
The skillfull playmaker is now well known as Sammey The Lizard Igoe.[citation needed]
On the 10th May 2010 Igoe was released from AFC Bournemouth after not being offered a new contract. Luton Town are the first team to offer Igoe a trial with the Blue Square Premier side.[citation needed]
Honours
- Football League Trophy runner up 2007
- Football League Two play off winner 2007
References
- ^ "Igoe completes move to Millwall". BBC Sport. 2005-07-19. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Midfielder Igoe seals Rovers move". BBC Sport. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Rovers release Igoe & Carruthers". BBC Sport. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
External links
- Sammy Igoe at Soccerbase
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- 1975 births
- People from Spelthorne (district)
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- English footballers
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- The Football League players
- English football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs