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Sammy Chung Wife: Was Sammy Chung Married?

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Former English footballer and manager Sammy Chung has died at age 90. He was born on 16 July 1932 and died on Aug. 28 2022.

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He died on Sunday at a nursing home in Shropshire, the family confirmed to Watford FC.

Was Sammy Chung married? Chung kept his personal life under the wraps and as a result, it is not known if he was married. However, other reports have emphatically said that he was unmarried at time of death.

Chung was born in Abingdon-on-Thames to a Chinese father and English mother and started his career with local side Abingdon Town and then Southern League side Headington United.

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Sammy Chung, image via: getty images

Chung made a good start to his professional career at Reading, scoring four goals in five appearances at the end of 1953–54.

After scoring eight in the first 17 games of 1954–55, he moved to Norwich City on 1 January 1955. He played 16 times in 1955–56, and 11 times in 1956–57 as the Canaries finished bottom of the Third Division South.

Chung moved to Watford for the 1957–58 season, where under Neil McBain the side were relegated to the Fourth Division.

The Hornets secured a return to the Third Division with promotion in 1959–60 and narrowly missed out on promotion to the second tier in 1960–61 and 1963–64.

Chung played a total of 242 times for Watford, scoring 24 goals.


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