George Smith (footballer, born May 1901)

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George Smith
Personal information
Date of birth(1901-05-20)20 May 1901
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Strathclyde
1924?–1928? Notts County 83 (0)
1928?–1929? West Ham United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Smith (born 20 May 1901) was a Scottish-born footballer who played as a right back in the English Football League in the 1920s. [1]

Born in Glasgow, he joined Notts County from Strathclyde FC, and made his first league appearance for them in 1924–25. Smith went on to play 83 league games for County, with his last coming in 1927–28. [1]

Smith then moved on to West Ham United, [1] but he did not play in a senior game for them. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN   978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "S Player List". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 April 2011.