Samuel Chedgzoy was an English footballer who changed the laws of the game.
14 Facts About Sam Chedgzoy
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Sam Chedgzoy played professionally for Everton, the New Bedford Whalers and Montreal Carsteel.
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Sam Chedgzoy earned eight caps with the England national team.
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Sam Chedgzoy spent sixteen seasons with the Blues, predominantly was a right wing forward.
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In total, Sam Chedgzoy made 300 appearances for Everton.
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Sam Chedgzoy scored 36 goals, with 33 coming in league games.
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Sam Chedgzoy guested for West Ham United during World War One, making 28 appearances and scoring 14 goals.
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In 1926, Sam Chedgzoy emigrated to the United States where he signed with New Bedford Whalers of the American Soccer League.
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Sam Chedgzoy gained his first taste of Canada while vacationing there in 1922.
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Sam Chedgzoy made his final appearance as a player for Carsteel in the Canadian Club Final in 1939 at the age of fifty.
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Sam Chedgzoy remained in Montreal until his death on 7 January 1967.
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Sam Chedgzoy was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Sam Chedgzoy's son, Sydney, was a footballer who played for various clubs in the 1930s.
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Sam Chedgzoy served as a private in the Scots Guards during the First World War.