George Smith (footballer, born June 1901)

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George Smith
Personal information
Full name George Henry Smith
Date of birth(1901-06-06)6 June 1901
Place of birth Netherton, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1922–1923 Chelsea 0 (0)
1923–1924 Gillingham 0 (0)
1924–1927 Walsall 92 (2)
1927 Torquay United 6 (0)
Exmouth Town
Newton Abbot Spurs
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Henry Smith (born 6 June 1901, date of death unknown) was an English-born footballer of the 1920s who played as a left-back. [2]

Biography

Smith was born in Netherton and began his career with Chelsea, but left there and his next club Gillingham without making a league appearance. He then joined Walsall, for whom he made his first competitive appearance in 1924–25, and went on to play 92 league matches for them. [2]

He joined Torquay United for the 1927–28 season and later played for Exmouth Town and Newton Abbot Spurs. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Achates (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN   978-1899468676.
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