Wally Smith (footballer, born 1874)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Alfred Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1874[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1958 (aged 83–84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Leigh-on-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Blue Star (Lincoln) | |||
| Grantham Avenue | |||
| 1900–1903 | Lincoln City | 90 | (21) |
| 1903–1904 | Small Heath | 0 | (0) |
| 1904–1906 | Newark | ||
| 1906–1907 | Brighton & Hove Albion[2] | 36 | (5) |
| 1907–1908 | Norwich City | ||
| 1908–1909 | Southend United | ||
| Lincoln Liberal Club | |||
| Sutton Junction | |||
| Mansfield Mechanics | |||
| Mansfield Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Alfred Smith (1874 – 14 November 1958) was an English footballer who made 90 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City. He played as an inside left.[3]
Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Smith played local football in the Lincoln area before joining Lincoln City. He scored 23 goals from 99 appearances in senior competition, the last of which was at the end of the 1902–03 season.[1] He joined Second Division club Small Heath, but never made a competitive appearance, and went on to play for Midland League club Newark, Southern League clubs Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Southend United, and other non-league teams.[3] Smith died in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in 1958.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Wally Smith". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 226–27. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
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- 1874 births
- 1958 deaths
- Footballers from Lincoln, England
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Grantham Avenue F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Newark F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Sutton Junction F.C. players
- Mansfield Mechanics F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football forward, 1870s birth stubs