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Samways was born in Bethnal Green, London, and began his football career in Tottenham Hotspur"s youth system.
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Vincent Samways
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He notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. He also played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Walsall, and in Spain for Sevilla, Las Palmas and Algeciras CF. After retiring he went on to manage Spanish lower league side San Pedro. He was a regular player in the side which reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners" Cup during the 1991-1992 season.
Samways was put on the transfer list in the 1992 close season, but was taken off it at his own request and would spend a further two seasons at White Hart Lane.
He did however score the only goal of the 1995 Charity Shield to defeat league champions Blackburn Rovers. In the 1995-1996 season, he spent time on loan at Division One sides Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City.
Unable to settle at Everton, Samways enjoyed a degree of success in Spain with UD Las Palmas during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was team captain and played a key role in the Canary Islands side. In 2002-2003, he played ten league games with Sevilla Football Club, becoming the first Englishman to play in the Sevilla derby against Real Betis.
He then returned to England, where he spent the 2003-2004 season with Walsall in Division One.
He then went back to Spain, joining lower league side Algeciras CF, and retired in 2005, aged 36. After retiring he went on to manage Spanish lower league side San Pedro. Tottenham Hotspur Everton.
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