Bob Smith (footballer)

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Bob Smith
Personal information
Date of birth 1901 (1901) [1]
Place of birth Walkden, England
Height5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) [2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1923–1924 Manchester City 6 (0)
Pontypridd
1925–1927 Plymouth Argyle 31 (1)
1928–1932 Torquay United 139 (3)
Total176(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Smith (born 1901; date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. Born in Walkden, he is notable for becoming the first Torquay United player to make 100 Football League appearances. [3]

Career

Beginning his career with his local non-League team in Walkden, Smith was then signed by Manchester City in 1923. However, the left half made only 6 appearances for City before joining non-League side Pontypridd. Smith soon made his way back into League football again after joining Plymouth Argyle in 1925, making his debut in a 6–2 win over Crystal Palace on 2 September 1925. Smith appeared 31 times for the Pilgrims before eventually finding himself at Plymouth's Devon neighbours Torquay United in 1928. [4]

Smith joined Torquay in time for their second season in the Football League and made his debut in a 4–1 home victory over Newport County on 22 September 1928. Eventually making the left half position his own, Smith missed only two games during the 1929–30 season and was an ever-present throughout United's 1930–31 season. It was during that season that Smith became the first Torquay player to make 100 appearances for the club during the FA Cup Third Round match away to Bury on 10 January 1931. [5]

By the end of the 1931–32 season Smith had made a total of 147 appearances for Torquay, scoring 3 times. [5] After leaving United, Smith never played League football again. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Bob Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ↑ The Pilgrim (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Manchester City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Holgate, Mike (1999). Torquay United Football Club 1899–1999. Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-1814-9
  4. 1 2 "Bob Smith". Greens On Screen. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. 1 2 Edwards, Leigh; Gibbes, Jon; Lovis, John (1999). Torquay United, The Official Centenary History, 1899–1999. Yore Publications. ISBN   1-874427-38-0
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