Samuel English (18 August 1908 - 1967) was an Irish football player who played for several clubs, but is mainly remembered for his time with Rangers. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...

He was born in the hamlet of Crivolea in County Antrim, Ireland. In 1924 his family moved to Yoker in Scotland, and for a time he worked at the John Brown & Company Shipyard. County Antrim ( in [Gaelic) is one of the six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland. ... Yoker is a western district of Glasgow, lying on the northern bank of the Clyde to the east of Clydebank. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... HMS Indefatigable being launched at Clydebank. ...

During the 1930s he played with Rangers. He holds the Rangers record for the most goals scored in one season: 44 goals in 1931-32. However, his career was overshadowed by an incident in September 1931 where he was involved in an accidental collision with John Thomson, the Celtic F.C. goalkeeper. Thomson dived for the ball and his head collided with English's knee (not, as is sometimes assumed, his boot). He suffered serious injuries to his skull and died in hospital a few hours later. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... John Thomson (1909 in Kirkcaldy - September 5, 1931) was a soccer player for Celtic and Scotland who died in an accidental collision during a match. ... Celtic Football Club, more commonly referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced sel tik), is based in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ...

The official enquiry later found that the collision was an accident, and cleared English of any blame, a view which was fully supported by Thomson's family and all players from both teams who were on the field at the time.

English later transferred to Liverpool F.C., then Queen of the South F.C., and Hartlepool United F.C.. He also played for Ireland a number of times. Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside; the current champions of Europe, they are also statistically the most successful English football team to date. ... Queen of the South Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Dumfries, which currently plays in the Scottish Football League. ... Hartlepool United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ...

Although he was cleared of malice in the Thomson matter, jeering by Scottish crowds caused his transfer to England. He was to find that his reputation had preceded him, he often faced jeering, and he never recovered his playing form. Eventually he gave up football at the age of only 28.

He eventually died in the Vale of Leven Hospital, in West Dunbartonshire, at the age of only 58. One nurse who worked in the hospital said that he seemed like an old man already, but it is unclear whether this was because he was haunted by the accident, or because of the motor neurone disease which caused his death, or possibly both. The Vale of Leven is an area of Scotland in West Dunbartonshire concentrated around the River Leven, which flows from Loch Lomond to the River Clyde. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... The motor neurone diseases (MND) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing. ...