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Sam Foley

Sam Foley

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Barrow AFC
Age39
CitizenshipIreland England
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornOctober 17, 1986
at Barrow AFC 1,423 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value €25k
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Barrow AFC
top club · 135 apps

Career highs

€300k
peak value · 2013
top transfer fee
10
best season · 11/12
3 · 5.9%
pens / of goals
578Appearances
51Goals
55Assists
75Yellow cards
1Red cards
181Full matches (90′)
Full nameSam Foley
Name in home countrySamuel Robert Foley
Date of birth1986-10-17 (39 yrs)
Place of birthUpton-on-Severn, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland England
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubBarrow AFC
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentLPM Football Agents
Jul 2025
25/26 — Barrow AFC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Barrow AFC
39 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Barrow AFC
48 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Barrow AFC
44 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Tranmere → Barrow
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Tranmere
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Tranmere Rovers
45 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: St. Mirren → Motherwell FC
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — St. Mirren FC, Motherwell FC
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Northampton → St. Mirren
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — St. Mirren FC
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Northampton Town
40 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Northampton Town
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Port Vale → Northampton
17/18 · Transfer
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Port Vale FC
33 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Port Vale FC
50 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Port Vale
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Yeovil Town
45 matches · 2 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2014
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Yeovil Town
13/14 · Return from loan
Mar 2014
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Shrewsbury
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Yeovil Town, Shrewsbury Town
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Yeovil Town
51 matches · 7 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Newport County → Yeovil Town
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Newport County
42 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Newport County
40 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: Kidderminster → Newport County
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Kidderminster Harriers
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Cheltenham → Kidderminster
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Cheltenham Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Cheltenham U18 → Cheltenham
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
16,300 min
Minutes played by club
Barrow AFC 8.8%
Tranmere Rovers 14.3%
St. Mirren FC 17.1%
Motherwell FC 1.6%
Northampton Town 18.3%
Port Vale FC 20.9%
Yeovil Town 14.6%
Shrewsbury Town 0.0%
Newport County 4.4%
Kidderminster Harriers 0.0%
Cheltenham Town 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Barrow AFC 4 22/23 25/26 135 9 8 1,435
Tranmere Rovers 1 21/22 21/22 45 4 0 2,331
St. Mirren FC 2 19/20 20/21 46 2 1 2,788
Motherwell FC 1 20/21 20/21 5 1 0 259
Northampton Town 2 17/18 18/19 68 4 5 2,977
Port Vale FC 2 15/16 16/17 83 7 12 3,409
Yeovil Town 3 12/13 14/15 105 9 22 2,385
Shrewsbury Town 1 13/14 13/14 9 0 0 0
Newport County 2 10/11 11/12 82 15 7 716
Kidderminster Harriers 1 08/09 08/09 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town 1 06/07 06/07 0 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€75K10€150K14€225K19€300K10/11 — 5 goals (Newport County)510/1111/12 — 10 goals (Newport County)11/12 — 7 assists1711/1212/13 — 7 goals (Yeovil Town)12/13 — 12 assists1912/1313/1414/15 — 2 goals (Yeovil Town)14/15 — 10 assists1214/1515/16 — 6 goals (Port Vale FC)15/16 — 6 assists1215/1616/17 — 1 goals (Port Vale FC)16/17 — 6 assists716/1717/18 — 2 goals (Northampton Town)217/1818/19 — 2 goals (Northampton Town)18/19 — 5 assists718/1919/20 — 2 goals (St. Mirren FC)19/20 — 1 assists319/2020/21 — 1 goals (Motherwell FC)120/2121/22 — 4 goals (Tranmere Rovers)421/2222/23 — 1 goals (Barrow AFC)22/23 — 2 assists322/2323/24 — 4 goals (Barrow AFC)23/24 — 5 assists923/2424/25 — 4 goals (Barrow AFC)24/25 — 1 assists524/2525/2612/13 — €75K13/14 — €300K14/15 — €300K15/16 — €300K16/17 — €250K19/20 — €250K20/21 — €250K21/22 — €250K23/24 — €100K24/25 — €50K25/26 — €25KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0910/11: 5510/1111/12: 101011/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 4421/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 4424/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0910/11: 0010/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Barrow AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League Two Barrow AFC 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Barrow AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Barrow AFC 2 1 0 0 0 135
24/25 FA Cup Barrow AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 League Two Barrow AFC 34 3 1 3 0 754
23/24 EFL Cup Barrow AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Barrow AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Barrow AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 League Two Barrow AFC 43 4 5 4 0 421
22/23 EFL Cup Barrow AFC 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Barrow AFC 3 1 0 0 0 125
22/23 FA Cup Barrow AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League Two Barrow AFC 39 0 2 9 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 1 0 90
21/22 EFL Trophy Tranmere Rovers 3 2 0 1 0 104
21/22 FA Cup Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League Two Tranmere Rovers 39 1 0 4 0 2,137
20/21 Betfred Cup St. Mirren FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premiership Motherwell FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premiership St. Mirren FC 11 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Premiership Relegation Motherwell FC 3 1 0 0 0 259
20/21 SFA Cup Motherwell FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premiership St. Mirren FC 27 1 0 6 0 2,415
19/20 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 4 1 1 0 0 373
18/19 EFL Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 3 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 League Two Northampton Town 36 2 4 8 1 1,431
17/18 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 3 1 0 0 0 210
17/18 FA Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Northampton Town 24 1 0 3 0 1,336
16/17 EFL Cup Port Vale FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League One Port Vale FC 32 1 6 3 0 2,806
15/16 FA Cup Port Vale FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Port Vale FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League One Port Vale FC 45 6 4 6 0 603
14/15 EFL Trophy Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Yeovil Town 4 0 2 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Yeovil Town 40 2 8 8 0 1,598
13/14 Championship Yeovil Town 7 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Yeovil Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Shrewsbury Town 9 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 EFL Trophy Yeovil Town 4 2 0 0 0 187
12/13 FA Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Yeovil Town 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 League One Yeovil Town 41 5 10 4 0 600
12/13 League One Play-Offs Yeovil Town 3 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Conference Newport County 41 10 7 4 0 303
11/12 FA Cup Newport County 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Conference Newport County 40 5 0 2 0 413
08/09 Conference Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League One Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Cheltenham U18 Cheltenham Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Cheltenham Kidderminster Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 Kidderminster Newport County Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Newport County Yeovil Town Transfer 0
13/14 2014-03-07 Yeovil Town Shrewsbury Loan 300000
13/14 2014-04-16 Shrewsbury Yeovil Town Return from loan 300000
15/16 2015-07-01 Yeovil Town Port Vale Transfer 300000
17/18 2017-07-01 Port Vale Northampton Transfer 250000
19/20 2019-08-01 Northampton St. Mirren Transfer 250000
20/21 2021-01-29 St. Mirren Motherwell FC Transfer 250000
21/22 2021-07-22 Motherwell FC Tranmere Transfer 250000
22/23 2022-07-01 Tranmere Barrow Transfer 250000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Ankle injury 2016-10-23 2017-01-20 90 15
19/20 Thigh problems 2019-11-30 2019-12-23 24 5
20/21 Knee injury 2021-01-25 2021-04-01 67 10
Current€25k
Peak€300k
Low€25k
Δ since start−€50k
€25k€94k€163k€231k€300k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #37709 0 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Paul Farman 2 0 0
Robbie Gotts 1 0 0
Joe Edwards 1 2 0
Jak Alnwick 1 0 0
A-Jay Leitch-Smith 1 1 0
Byron Webster 2 0 0
Emile Acquah 1 2 0
Sam Hoskins 1 0 0
Dean Campbell 1 0 0
Marek Stech 2 0 0
Kian Spence 2 2 0
Tyrell Warren 1 0 0
Ash Taylor 1 0 0
Tom White 2 0 0
Anthony Grant 1 1 0
Billy Waters 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Conference Newport County 10 41
15/16 League One Port Vale FC 6 45
12/13 League One Yeovil Town 5 41

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 League One Yeovil Town 10 41
14/15 League One Yeovil Town 8 40
11/12 Conference Newport County 7 41

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-04-16 Shrewsbury Yeovil Town Return from loan €300k
13/14 2014-03-07 Yeovil Town Shrewsbury Loan €300k

Last 50 matches for Barrow AFC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-12-29 GB4 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Barrow AFC Available
2025-12-26 GB4 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Barrow AFC Available
2025-12-20 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–0 Cheltenham Town Available
2025-12-13 GB4 Gillingham FC 1–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-12-09 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Available
2025-11-29 GB4 Newport County 1–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-11-22 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–1 Cambridge United Available
2025-11-15 GB4 Bromley FC 1–1 Barrow AFC Available
2025-11-08 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–0 Grimsby Town Available
2025-10-25 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–2 Barnet FC Available
2025-10-18 GB4 Walsall FC 1–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-10-11 GB4 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-10-04 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Available
2025-09-27 GB4 Crawley Town 1–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-09-20 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Available
2025-09-13 GB4 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Barrow AFC Available
2025-09-06 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–3 Swindon Town Available
2025-08-30 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–1 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-08-23 GB4 Colchester United 0–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-08-19 GB4 Harrogate Town 1–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-08-16 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–1 Notts County Available
2025-08-09 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Available
2025-08-02 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-05-03 GB4 Colchester United 0–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-04-26 GB4 Barrow AFC 3–3 Bromley FC Available
2025-04-21 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Available
2025-04-18 GB4 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-04-12 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–0 Walsall FC Available
2025-04-05 GB4 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Barrow AFC Available
2025-04-01 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–1 Salford City Available
2025-03-29 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-25 GB4 Port Vale FC 0–1 Barrow AFC Available
2025-03-22 GB4 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-03-15 GB4 Morecambe FC 2–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-03-08 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–0 Accrington Stanley Available
2025-03-04 GB4 Notts County 1–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-02-27 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–1 Carlisle United Available
2025-02-22 GB4 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-02-15 GB4 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Barrow AFC Available
2025-02-11 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Available
2025-02-08 GB4 Barrow AFC 3–0 Gillingham FC Available
2025-02-01 GB4 Newport County 1–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-01-29 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Available
2025-01-25 GB4 Barrow AFC 3–0 Grimsby Town Available
2025-01-18 GB4 Swindon Town 2–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-01-04 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–2 Harrogate Town Available
2025-01-01 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–2 Bradford City Available
2024-12-29 GB4 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Barrow AFC Available
2024-12-26 GB4 Salford City 3–0 Barrow AFC Available
2024-12-21 GB4 Barrow AFC 2–0 Fleetwood Town Available

Teams faced most often by Sam Foley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Carlisle United 86 32 18 36 105 109 -4 37%
Colchester United 82 30 24 28 104 98 +6 37%
Stevenage FC 81 26 27 28 94 100 -6 32%
Swindon Town 78 24 17 37 83 118 -35 31%
Exeter City 76 31 23 22 95 89 +6 41%
Crawley Town 76 32 12 32 106 110 -4 42%
Morecambe FC 74 32 15 27 113 96 +17 43%
Mansfield Town 73 19 23 31 65 99 -34 26%
Walsall FC 71 23 22 26 76 87 -11 32%
Leyton Orient 71 25 21 25 93 95 -2 35%
Cheltenham Town 69 19 19 31 80 100 -20 28%
Bradford City 68 24 19 25 75 79 -4 35%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 First senior goal
24/25 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 39 889 4 0 0 0.4
23/24 48 421 6 0 0 1.28
22/23 44 125 10 0 0 7.2
21/22 45 2,331 6 0 0 0.23
20/21 20 259 2 0 0 0.69
19/20 31 2,788 6 0 0 0.19
18/19 40 1,431 9 0 1 0.63
17/18 28 1,546 3 0 0 0.17
16/17 33 2,806 3 0 0 0.1
15/16 50 603 7 0 0 1.04
14/15 45 1,598 8 0 0 0.45
13/14 18 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 51 787 4 0 0 0.46
11/12 42 303 4 0 0 1.19
10/11 40 413 2 0 0 0.44

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
191 apps
15 G
28 A
Conference
81 apps
15 G
7 A
League Two
195 apps
10 G
12 A
EFL Trophy
21 apps
7 G
1 A
League Cup
11 apps
1 G
1 A
SFA Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
Premiership Relegation
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Premiership
39 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
18 apps
0 G
4 A
League One Play-Offs
3 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Sam Foley

Who is Sam Foley?

Sam Foley is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Barrow AFC.

How old is Sam Foley?

Sam Foley is 39 years old. He was born on October 17, 1986 in Upton-on-Severn.

What position does Sam Foley play?

Sam Foley plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Sam Foley play for?

Sam Foley currently plays for Barrow AFC.

How many career goals has Sam Foley scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sam Foley has scored 51 goals in 578 appearances.

What is Sam Foley's market value?

Sam Foley's most recent reported market value is €25k.