Samuel "Sam" A. Malcolmson (born 2 April 1947) is a former

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who represented

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UK career

Hailing from

Dalbeattie Dalbeattie (, sco, Dawbeattie, gd, Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch' or ''Dail'' ''bhàite'' 'drowned (''i.e.'' liable to flood) haugh') is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbea ...

, Malcolmson served in the

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and in 1969, whilst stationed at R.N.A.S. Culdrose in Cornwall, he played 14 games (5 goals) for Falmouth Town. He went on to play for Airdrieonians,AIRDRIE UNITED:1946/47 – 2007/08
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in Scotland before emigrating in 1974."World Cup Doonhamers" on www.qosfc.com
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NZ career

He was a capable defender who liked to attack and was very strong in the air, he was often used as a striker and scored more than 50 goals in New Zealand

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. Malcolmson scored on his full

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international debut in a 2–0 win over

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on 13 September 1976 and went on to represent the

at the

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finals in Spain, his sole appearance at the tournament being his last game for New Zealand in a 5–2 defeat against his native

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.NZ 1982 World Cup
In doing so 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. Including friendlies and unofficial games against club sides, Malcolmson played 32 times for his adopted country, scoring 5 goals, ending his international playing career with 15 official A-international caps and 2 goals to his credit.

After playing

In 2013, Malcolmson became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of FootballFriends of Football Committee
Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

References

External links

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"World Cup Doonhamers" on www.qosfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malcolmson, Sam 1947 births Living people People from Dalbeattie Scottish men's footballers New Zealand men's association footballers Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Falmouth Town A.F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Portadown F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Wellington United players Stop Out Sports Club players Eastern Suburbs AFC players Manurewa AFC players East Coast Bays AFC players 1982 FIFA World Cup players New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football defenders New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England