Sammy Irvine

Career Irvine was born in Glasgow but started his career at English side Shrewsbury Town where he made 229 league appearances for the club, scoring 19 goals in six seasons. Under the guidance of Alan Durban the "Shrews" gained promotion from the Fourth Division in 1974–75 and were able to establish themselves in the third tier. In January 1978 Alan Durban joined Second Division Stoke City and less than six months later he signed Irvine for £60,000.

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1972–73 Third Division

1973–74 Third Division

1974–75 Fourth Division

1975–76 Third Division

1976–77 Third Division

1977–78 Third Division

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1978–79 Second Division

1979–80 First Division

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Honours Shrewsbury Town Football League Fourth Division runner-up: 1974–75

Stoke City Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79