▁Samuel ▁Glad stone ▁" Sam " ▁Gill am ▁( 1 8 6 8 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Wales ▁international ▁football ▁goal keeper , ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁various ▁clubs ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁including ▁a ▁brief ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁with ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁come ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁international ▁football . ▁ ▁Football ▁career ▁Gill am ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sw ind on , ▁W ilt shire ▁but ▁started ▁his ▁football ▁career ▁in ▁W re x ham ▁in ▁north ▁Wales ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁W re x ham ▁Le ver ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁After ▁two ▁years , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁W re x ham ▁Olympic ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁before ▁another , ▁temporary ▁move ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Football ▁League ▁season , ▁Gill am ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁Ever ton ▁but ▁he ▁" failed ▁to ▁turn ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute " ▁for ▁Ever ton ' s ▁first ▁pre - season ▁friendly . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁only ▁made ▁two ▁appearances ; ▁iron ically , ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Bol ton ▁came ▁at ▁Ever ton ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁when ▁he ▁stood ▁in ▁for ▁W ander ers ▁regular ▁ke eper ▁Charlie ▁Harrison . ▁The ▁match ▁report ▁in ▁The ▁Liverpool ▁Mercur y ▁said