Sam Wolstenholme (16th March 1877 - 19th October 1945) was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 9th April 1904 at 27 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 27th March 1905 aged 28. Wolstenholme, born on 16th March 1877, in Little Lever, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 298 and played as a Right Half for his country.
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Wolstenholme played for several smaller clubs before signing for Everton in October 1897 where he made 170 appearances and scored eight goals. He then moved to Blackburn in May 1904 for four seasons. before joing Croydon Common for the 1908-09 season then on to Norwich City until the end of the 1912-13 season beofre finishing his career at Chester in 1913.
After retiring he took up coaching which led to a position in Germany. After the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 he was interned at the Ruhleben Camp throughout the war and helped arrange various sporting activities for the British POWs. The teams there took on English club names and Wolstenholme refereed the final between "Tottenham Hotspurs" (who could call upon football superstar Steve Bloomer) and "Oldham Athletic". In 1916 he is recorded as taking five wickets for 20 runs for "Lancashire" as they lost to "Yorkshire".
A platelayer by trade. He died in 1945.
Scotland (HC) on 9th April 1904 aged 27 years, 0 months, 24 days
Wales (HC) on 27th March 1905 aged 28 years, 0 months, 11 day
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IRE, 1 - 1, 25th Feb 1905 (HC)