Sammy Todd (born 1945, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a former football player for Burnley and Glentoran.

Club career

Todd joined Burnley from Glentoran as a 17-year-old defender/midfield man in 1962 becoming the third ex-Glens player to transfer to Turf Moor in the 1960s, following Jimmy McIlroy and Alex Elder.

Sammy Todd

He made his league debut for Burnley against Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor in the 1963/64 season, Burnley recording a 7–2 victory over Spurs.

Sammy Todd

He made a total of 118 appearances for Burnley scoring one league and one League Cup goal.

Sammy Todd

At the end of the 1969–1970 season, Todd was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for £40,000. He would, however, only make 22 appearances in four seasons in Sheffield and was loaned out to Mansfield in February 1974.

In the twilight of his career, Todd enjoyed brief stints with both Great Harwood of the Northern Premier League and Dallas Tornado of the original NASL.

International career

Todd represented both Northern Ireland schools and the Under-23 team in the 1960s before making his senior debut in 1966.

His first appearance came as a substitute in a friendly game with Mexico at Windsor Park.

He was capped a total of 11 times for Northern Ireland.

Footnotes

References

Clarets Mad

The Glentoran-Burnley connection

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats

1945 births

Burnley F.C. players

Glentoran F.C. players

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players

Mansfield Town F.C. players

Northern Ireland men's international footballers

Living people

Great Harwood F.C. players

English Football League players

Dallas Tornado players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Men's association football defenders

Association footballers from Belfast

Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland