goals to finish the season with 20 goals in 31 league and cup appearances. The following season saw English in and out of the team, and he could only score six goals in 19 games. In 1935 the recently appointed Queen of the South manager George McLachlan took English back north to Scotland for a spell at the Dumfries-based club. The move was not a success and English was given a free transfer to Hartlepools United in July 1936. He was to find that his reputation had preceded him, he often faced taunts regarding the death of Thomson, and he never fully recovered his playing form despite scoring 31 goals in 75 appearances for Hartlepools. Eventually he retired from football at the age of 28, and was quoted afterwards as describing his playing career after the Thomson accident as being "seven years of joyless sport." International career English won two full international caps in 1932 for Ireland. He made his debut in a home game at Windsor Park, Belfast on 17 September 1932, losing 4–0 to Scotland. English won his second and last cap on 7 December 1932, in a 4–1 defeat away against Wales with English scoring Ireland's goal. Later life and legacy After retiring from playing, English worked as a coach for Duntocher Hibs and Yoker Athletic before finding employment in a shipyard. English died in the Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria, at the age of 58 after battling motor neurone disease. In recognition of his prolific goal-scoring exploits during his two seasons at Rangers, English was added to the club's Hall of Fame in 2009. Members of his family and Rangers supporters also commissioned silversmith Cara Murphy to produce a commemorative silver bowl containing 44 silver balls, each ball representing the 44 goals English scored in his record-setting first season at Ibrox. The Sam English Bowl was then presented to Rangers and is now awarded yearly to the club's top-scorer in a season. The first winner of the bowl was Kris Boyd in May 2009. Honours Rangers Scottish Division One: 1932–33 Scottish Cup: 1932 Glasgow Cup: 1931–32, 1932–33 References External links Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats Honour call for NI soccer star BBC News 1908 births 1967 deaths Association footballers from Northern Ireland Pre-1950 IFA international footballers Rangers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Deaths from motor neuron