Dave Smith (footballer, born 1903)

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Dave Smith
Personal information
Full name David Lamont McQueen Smith [1]
Date of birth 6 July 1903 [1]
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Pollok
1922–1924 Albion Rovers 11 (0)
1923–1924 → Mid-Annandale (loan) 20 (0)
1924–1925 Mid-Annandale 6 (0)
1925–1928 Queen of the South 106 (0)
1928–1929 Hamilton Academical 34 (0)
1929–1931 Gillingham 26 (0)
1931–1932 Brentford 7 (0)
Nithsdale Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Lamont McQueen Smith (born 6 July 1903, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen of the South. [2] He also played in the Scottish League for Hamilton Academical, Mid-Annandale and Albion Rovers and in the Football League for Gillingham and Brentford. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 1923–24 [2] Scottish Second Division 1000—10
1924–25 [2] 10000—100
Total11000—110
Mid-Annandale (loan) 1923–24 [2] Scottish Third Division 20050—250
Mid-Annandale 1924–25 [2] Scottish Third Division60——60
Mid-Annandale total26050—310
Queen of the South 1924–25 [2] Scottish Third Division10020—120
1925–26 [2] Scottish Second Division38020—400
1926–27 [2] 37020—390
1927–28 [2] 21000—210
Total106060—1120
Hamilton Academical 1928–29 [5] Scottish First Division 340301 [lower-alpha 1] 0380
Gillingham 1929–30 [6] Third Division South 20010—210
1930–31 [6] 6000—60
Total26010—270
Brentford 1931–32 [7] Third Division South7000—70
Career total2100150102260
  1. ↑ Appearance in Lanarkshire Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 268. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 30. ISBN   0-7524-2243-X.
  4. ↑ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 125. ISBN   1-899468-20-X.
  5. 1 2 "SMITH, David (1928) – Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". www.acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Gillingham FC Career Details" . Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN   0951526200.


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