Sammy Chung, whose father was Chinese and his mother English, was a utility player who began his career as a part-time center forward with Headington Utd. he later joined Reading but didn't sign professional forms until he had completed his national service. After a spell with Norwich City he joined Watford and played in 240 games for them, gaining his FA coaching badge whilst with that club. On leaving Watford and his role as player-coach, he joined Ipswich town as coach under Bill McGarry, who had also been his boss at Watford. When McGarry became Wolves manager, Chung followed him to Molineux as trainer-coach before succeeding him in June 1976. His time wasn't a happy one and with the fans calling for his head, he was sacked.
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