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Full name:
Jonathon Charles Sammels
Born:
Ipswich, Suffolk, 23 July 1945
Position:
Inside forward
Height/weight:
5 ft. 10 in./11 st.
Joined Arsenal:
As an apprentice in August 1962
Clubs:
Arsenal (1962–71)
Leicester City (1971–78)
First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Blackpool, 27 April 1963 (2–3)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League (sub) vs West Bromwich Albion, 24 April 1971 (2–2)
International matches:
U-23 caps for England
International debut:
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| League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Ch.Shld | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1962–63 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 1963–64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964–65 | 17 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 5 |
| 1965–66 | 32 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 6 |
| 1966–67 | 42 | 10 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 |
| 1967–68 | 34+1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 47+1 | 7 |
| 1968–69 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 6 |
| 1969–70 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | 52 | 15 |
| 1970–71 | 13+2 | 2 | 5+1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 21+3 | 3 |
| Total | 212+3 | 39 | 20+1 | 3 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 15 | 7 | 266+4 | 52 |
Substitute in the semi-final and replay against Stoke, he is one of Arsenal's most experienced players with more than 250 first-team appearances. Scored the goal that won the Fairs Cup last year, and played here in the 1968 and 1969 League Cup Finals. Signed professional from apprentice in July 1962. Nine England Under-23 appearances.
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