Sam Malcolmson

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Samuel Alan Malcolmson (2 April 1947 – 18 September 2024) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented New Zealand internationally after he became a naturalised New Zealander in 1976. He played for teams in Cornwall, Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Career in the United Kingdom

Malcolmson was born in Cresswell, Dumfries, Scotland, on 2 April 1947.[1] Raised in nearby Dalbeattie, he served in the Royal Navy. At 17, he represented the British Combined Services in association football and athletics.[2] Whilst stationed at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, he played 14 games (5 goals) for Falmouth Town.[2] He went on to play for Airdrieonians,[3] then the team from the town of his birth, Queen of the South,[4] and Albion Rovers in his native Scotland.[5] In Northern Ireland, he played with Portadown for two spells.[2] He then emigrated in 1974 to New Zealand.[5]

New Zealand

Malcolmson was often used as a striker and scored more than 50 goals in New Zealand's National League, but he was also comfortable with playing defence.[6]

Malcolmson became a naturalised New Zealander on 28 July 1976,[1] and scored on his full New Zealand men's national team international debut less than two months later in a 2–0 win over Burma on 13 September.[7] He went on to represent the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals in Spain, his sole appearance at the tournament being his last game for New Zealand in a 5–2 defeat against his native Scotland.[8][9] In doing so, he became the second of three players with Queen of the South among his ex-clubs to travel to the World Cup finals after George Hamilton and before Bernie Slaven. Malcolmson is the only one of the three to actually play at the finals.[5] Including friendlies and unofficial games against club sides, Malcolmson played 32 times for his adopted country,[8] scoring 5 goals,[10] ending his international playing career with 15 official A-international caps and 2 goals to his credit.[5][11][12]

After playing

In 2013, Malcolmson became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football.[13]

Malcolmson died in Auckland on 18 September 2024, at the age of 77.[2]

References

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  3. ↑ AIRDRIE UNITED:1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  4. ↑ Queen of the South players to have been selected for World Cup Finals squad in the profile of George Hamilton
  5. ↑ a b c d "World Cup Doonhamers" on www.qosfc.com
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  8. ↑ a b NZ 1982 World Cup Template:Webarchive
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  10. ↑ All Whites – Goal Scoring Record Template:Webarchive
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  13. ↑ Friends of Football Committee. Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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External links

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