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Sam Ricketts
Personal information
Full name: Samuel Derek Ricketts
Date of birth: 11 October 1981 (1981-10-11) (age 43)
Place of birth:    Aylesbury, Flag of England England
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position: Defender
Youth clubs
0000–2000 Flag of England Oxford United
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2000–2003
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2006
2006–2009
2009–2013
2013–2015
2015
2015–2016
Total
Flag of England Oxford United
Flag of England → Nuneaton Borough (loan)
Flag of England Telford United
Flag of Wales Swansea City
Flag of England Hull City
Flag of England Bolton Wanderers
Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Flag of England → Swindon Town (loan)
Flag of England Coventry City
045 00(1)
011 00(1)
041 00(4)
086 00(1)
113 00(1)
096 00(1)
048 00(2)
0000(0)
046 00(1)
495 0(12)   
National team
2003–2004
2005–2014
Flag of England England C
Flag of Wales Wales
0000(1)
052 00(0)
Teams managed
2017–2018
2018
2018–2020
Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers Development
Flag of Wales Wrexham
Flag of England Shrewsbury Town

Samuel Derek "Sam" Ricketts (born 11 October 1981) is a retired English-born Welsh footballer and current football manager. He was most recently the manager of Shrewsbury Town.

As a player, Ricketts played as a defender. During his playing career, he played for many clubs throughout England, including Hull City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swindon Town. In 2018, Ricketts took on his first managerial job, taking over at National League side Wrexham. He left the club later on that year to take over the vacant job at Shrewsbury Town.

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