Harold Smith (rugby league)

Harold Smith

Personal information
Full name	Harold Smith
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1920–27 Bradford Northern 1927 Halifax 1927–29 St Helens 91 0 0 0 0 Total 91 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1927 England 1 0 0 0 0 1926–27 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] [2]

Harold Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Bradford Northern and Halifax, as a hooker. ^[1]

Club career

Smith made his first debut for Bradford Northern in January 1920. ^[3] He was transferred to Halifax in February 1927 for a fee of £400. ^[4] Six months later, he signed for St Helens. ^[5]

Smith made 86 consecutive appearances for St Helens between 1927 and 1929, a club record that stood for over 70 years until it was surpassed by Chris Joynt. ^[6]

International honours

Smith won a cap for England while at Halifax in 1927 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Bradford Northern in 1926-27 against New Zealand (2 matches).

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Player Summary: Harold Smith". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
3. "Heritage Numbers 1-998". Bradford Bulls Foundation. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
4. "Bradford Hooker Joins Halifax" . Newcastle Daily Journal, North Star and Courant. 2 February 1927. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "A Halifax Transfer" . Leeds Mercury. 8 August 1927. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Joynt takes knee injury in his stoic stride". The Guardian. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

External links

• Profile at Saints Heritage Society