Personal information | |||
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Born | England | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1971–1977 | Oxton | ||
1977–1989 | Neston | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
Great Britain | |||
England |
Robert William Smith is a former British hockey international.
Smith played club hockey for Oxton Hockey Club [1] and represented Cheshire at county level. [2] While at Oxton, he was called up for England during November 1974 [3] and was selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. [4] [5]
For the 1977/78 season he moved from Oxton to join Neston Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League. [6] [7] and while at Neston was selected by England again for the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup. [8] [9] [10]
He played for Neston in the final of the National Clubs Championship during the 1978–79 season [11] and helped the club win it during the 1982–83 season. [12]