Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870)

Bobby Smith
Personal information
Full name	Robert Smith^[1]
Date of birth	1870^[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England^[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Newcastle Swifts
1891	Stoke	1	(0)
1892	Burslem Port Vale	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert "Bobby" Smith (born 1870; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Smith was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Stoke in 1891.^[1] He played one match in the Football League which came in a 3–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1891–92 season where he played in place of the injured Davy Brodie.^[1] He was released soon after and joined Burslem Port Vale where he failed to make a first team appearance.^[1]

Sourced from Bobby Smith profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Division	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	The Football League	1891–92	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			1	0	0	0	1	0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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