Dick Smith (footballer, born 1889)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1939 (aged 50)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Newcastle Town | ||
| 1913–1915 | Stoke | 32 | (20) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Richard "Dick" Smith (1889 – 1939) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
Career
Smith was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Newcastle Town before joining Stoke in 1913.[1] In his first season with the club Smith hit ten goals in the Southern League and managed the same amount the following season helping the club win the league and with it re-gaining their place in the Football League.[1] He left the club at the end of the season and joined the army.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1913–14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| 1914–15 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | |
| Career Total | 32 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 21 | |
Honours
- Stoke
- Southern Football League Division Two champion: 1914–15
References
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