Sam Fishburn (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Fishburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blyth Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Carlisle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Carlisle United | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 9 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Morpeth Town (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → York City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ashington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Blyth Town | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:10, 31 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sam Fishburn (born 26 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One East club Blyth Town.
Career
Born in Gateshead,[2] Fishburn joined Carlisle United's youth team in 2020 and, following a prolific season with the club's under-18 side, he signed a two-year senior contract in summer 2021 with a further one-year option.[3] On 17 August 2021, Fishburn joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Lancaster City on loan until January 2022.[4] After 8 goals in 9 matches for Lancaster City, he was recalled by Carlisle in late September.[5][6] He made his debut for Carlisle on 28 September 2021 as a substitute against Everton U21 in the EFL Trophy,[7] and made his league debut off the bench the following month in a 2–2 draw away to Newport County.[8]
On 28 July 2022, Fishburn joined National League North club Blyth Spartans for a three-month loan deal.[9] On 12 September 2022, days after his loan spell at Blyth came to an end, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Morpeth Town on a loan-deal until the end of the season, with a recall option after 28 days.[10] Morpeth had previously tried to sign Fishburn in pre-season, but Carlisle felt like the loan move to Blyth would be a better option.[10]
On 30 June 2023, following his release from Carlisle, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on a one-year contract with the club holding the option of a further year.[11] He was placed into Matthew Lawlor's Development Squad.[11] In March 2024, he joined National League club York City on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] At the end of the 2023-2024 season he was released by Fleetwood Town.[13]
On 13 June 2024, following his release from Fleetwood Town, he signed for National League North side Scunthorpe United[14] On 29 November 2024, he joined Spennymoor Town in a loan-swap deal.[15] In February 2025, he joined Ashington on an initial one-month loan,[16] following a similar spell with Gainsborough Trinity.[17] He departed Scunthorpe at the end of the 2024–25 season.[18]
In June 2025, Fishburn joined Northern Premier League Division One East club Blyth Town.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2020–21[20] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[20] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lancaster City (loan) | 2021–22[21] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | |||
| Blyth Spartans (loan) | 2022–23[20] | National League North | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Morpeth Town (loan) | 2022–23[22] | NPL Premier Division | 30 | 6 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| York City (loan) | 2023–24[20] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2024–25[20] | National League North | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Spennymoor Town (loan) | 2024–25[20] | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2024–25[23] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ashington | 2024–25[24] | NPL Division One East | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Blyth Town | 2025–26[25] | NPL Division One East | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 87 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 16 | ||
Honours
Scunthorpe United
- National League North play-offs: 2025[26]
References
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "S. Fishburn: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Colman, Jon (28 June 2021). "Carlisle United hand professional deals to three teenage stars". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Colman, Jon (17 August 2021). "Young Carlisle United striker Fishburn heads out on loan". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Lancaster City – Appearances – Sam Fishburn". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Salmon, Craig (21 September 2021). "Lancaster City to lose strike ace Sam Fishburn". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Colman, Jon (29 September 2021). "'Start of the road' - highly-rated teenage striker's Carlisle United debut". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Hall, Andy (20 October 2021). "INTERVIEW: He's got goals in him". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "LOAN: Striker heads to the north east". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Carlisle United striker Sam Fishburn joins Morpeth Town on loan". Newsandstar.co.uk. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Development Squad secure the signing of forward Sam Fishburn". Fleetwood Town FC. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "York City sign Sam Fishburn on loan from Fleetwood Town". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Retained List: Development Squad and Under-18s". Fleetwood Town FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Sam Fishburn becomes the Iron's second summer recruit". Scunthorpe United FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Sam Fishburn Joins Moors In Loan Swap Deal". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Sam Fishburn joins Ashington on loan". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Fire Power Boosted by Sam Fishburn". www.gainsboroughtrinity.com. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Iron retained list 2024-25". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ @Blyth_TownFC (2 June 2025). "𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 - 𝗦𝗔𝗠 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡 We are delighted to announce the signing of Forward Sam Fishburn. Full Story here -" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 September 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f "P. Fishburn Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Lancaster City – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Morpeth Town – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Gainsborough Trinity – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Ashington AFC – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Blyth Town – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2025-2026". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United 2–1 Chester FC: The Iron gain promotion to the National League". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
External links
- Sam Fishburn at Soccerbase