Leonard Smart

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Leonard Smart
Personal information
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Folkestone Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1938–1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1939 Port Vale 13 (5)
1946 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0 (0)
Total0(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Smart was a footballer who played for Folkestone Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

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Career

Smart played for Folkestone Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in March 1939. [1] He only spent two months at the Old Recreation Ground and scored five goals in 13 Third Division South appearances. [1] His first two goals for the "Valiants" came in a 4–2 win over Cardiff City at Ninian Park on 11 March, and he also bagged goals against Bristol Rovers, Notts County, and Newport County. [1] He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [2]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1937–38 First Division 000000
Port Vale 1938–39 Third Division South 13500135
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1945–46001010
Career total13510145

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 269. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Leonard Smart at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)