Herbert Smith (22 November 1877 – 6 January 1951) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County and Stoke.[1] He also competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at left-back.[2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Herbert Smith[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 November 1877 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Witney, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 January 1951[1] | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1898 | Witney | ||||||||||||||||
1899 | Richmond | ||||||||||||||||
1900–1902 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
1902–1903 | Stoke | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1903 | Oxford City | ||||||||||||||||
1903–1906 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
1906–1907 | Derby County | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1907 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
1908 | Oxford City | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1905–1906 | England | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career edit
He was born in Witney, Oxfordshire, and was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He had previously made four appearances for the full England team in 1905 and 1906.
Smith played for a number of clubs including Reading and Oxford City as well as short spells with Football League clubs Stoke in 1902 and Derby County in 1906.[1]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
Source:[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke | 1902–03 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Derby County | 1906–07 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
International edit
Source:[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1905 | 2 | 0 |
1906 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Herbert Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Herbert Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Smith, Herbert at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Herbert Smith at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Herbert Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Herbert Smith at Olympics.com
- Herbert Smith at Englandstats.com
- Herbert Smith at England Football Online