After seeing Stuart's reply from Jon Sammels a couple of weeks back,I decided to try writing to Jon again having had no reply from him when I wrote to him a few years ago,and got my cards back today.
Jon Sammels joined Arsenal,the club he supported as a boy,in 1961.He was a regular in the reserves and a successful youth international winning seven caps for England and made his first-team debut for the Gunners on 27 April 1963,against Blackpool. However, he did not secure a place in the side until the departure of Geoff Strong,and later George Eastham. Noted for his accurate passing and strong shooting, he broke through in 1965-66 and was an ever-present in the 1966-67 season.Sammels played for the England U23 side nine times and played in both of Arsenal's League Cup final defeats in 1968 and 1969, before finally claiming a medal in the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup;scoring Arsenal's winning goal in their 4-3 victory on aggregate over RSC Anderlecht,after Arsenal had trailed 3-1 after the first leg.
He lost his first team place in the 1970-71 season,due to an ankle injury and the emergence of George Graham;although he played enough games to win a First Division winner's medal,he did not take part in the Gunners' FA Cup Final win over Liverpool that completed their Double-winning season.Sammels submitted a transfer request,and he was duly sold to Leicester City. In all he played 270 matches for Arsenal, scoring 52 goals and played 265 matches for the Foxes, scoring 25 goals.Under Jimmy Bloomfield, Leicester were a talented and exciting side, but the only trophy they won was the 1971 Charity Shield, and they never finished above seventh in the League. Sammels left Leicester on a free transfer in 1978, and played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the NASL for a single season.
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