Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1900s)

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Bobby Smith
Personal information
Full name Robert Smith
Date of birth c. 1907
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) [1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
–1929 Raith Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1929–1937 Doncaster Rovers 264 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Smith was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward mainly for Doncaster Rovers.

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Playing career

Smith is both reported as coming from "a Fifeshire junior club" and Raith Rovers as being his previous club to Doncaster. [2]

Doncaster Rovers

He moved to Doncaster Rovers in September 1929, scoring on his debut at Chesterfield in a 2–1 defeat on 28 September. [2]

In December 1935, Smith was in the Doncaster team that played their first game against a club from outside the British Isles when they entertained F.C. Austria of Vienna, a game they eventually lost 1–2. He was also in the first Rovers side to venture abroad when they played a friendly against the Dutch International XI on 21 October 1936 at the Sparta Rotterdam Arena, losing 7–2. [2]

At the end of the 1936–37 season as Rovers dropped back to Division 3 (North), manager Fred Emery decided to have a clear out including giving Smith a free transfer. [2] Over his eight seasons at the club he made a total of 275 league and cup appearances, scoring 39 times. [2]

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

Champions 1934–35

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References

  1. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN   978-0-9569848-3-8.
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