Sam Fishburn (footballer)

Sam Fishburn
Personal information
Full name Sam Fishburn[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-26) 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 League Division One 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2020–21[20] League Two 0000000000
2021–22[20] League Two 9020004[a]0150
Total 90200040150
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22[21] NPL Premier Division 98———98
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2022–23[20] National League North 60———60
Morpeth Town (loan) 2022–23[22] NPL Premier Division 306——1[b]0316
Fleetwood Town 2023–24 League One 0000000000
York City (loan) 2023–24[20] National League 3000—0030
Scunthorpe United 2024–25[20] National League North 16230—2[c]0212
Spennymoor Town (loan) 2024–25[20] National League North 2000—0020
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2024–25[23] NPL Premier Division 5000—0050
Ashington 2024–25[24] NPL Division One East 4000—0040
Blyth Town 2025–26[25] NPL Division One East 3010—0040
Career total 871660007010016
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs

Honours

Scunthorpe United

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "S. Fishburn: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Colman, Jon (28 June 2021). "Carlisle United hand professional deals to three teenage stars". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Colman, Jon (17 August 2021). "Young Carlisle United striker Fishburn heads out on loan". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lancaster City – Appearances – Sam Fishburn". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Salmon, Craig (21 September 2021). "Lancaster City to lose strike ace Sam Fishburn". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Colman, Jon (29 September 2021). "'Start of the road' - highly-rated teenage striker's Carlisle United debut". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Hall, Andy (20 October 2021). "INTERVIEW: He's got goals in him". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "LOAN: Striker heads to the north east". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Carlisle United striker Sam Fishburn joins Morpeth Town on loan". Newsandstar.co.uk. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Development Squad secure the signing of forward Sam Fishburn". Fleetwood Town FC. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "York City sign Sam Fishburn on loan from Fleetwood Town". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Retained List: Development Squad and Under-18s". Fleetwood Town FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Sam Fishburn becomes the Iron's second summer recruit". Scunthorpe United FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Sam Fishburn Joins Moors In Loan Swap Deal". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sam Fishburn joins Ashington on loan". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Fire Power Boosted by Sam Fishburn". www.gainsboroughtrinity.com. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Iron retained list 2024-25". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  19. ↑ @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 X (formerly Twitter).
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "P. Fishburn Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Lancaster City – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Morpeth Town – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Ashington AFC – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Blyth Town – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2025-2026". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 2–1 Chester FC: The Iron gain promotion to the National League". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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