| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cannock | |||
| Stafford Road | |||
| 1902–1906 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 104 | (38) |
| 1906–1907 | Birmingham | 6 | (1) |
| 1907–1908 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | (10) |
| 1908–1909 | Norwich City | ||
| 1909–1911 | Luton Town | ||
| 1911–1912 | Millwall | ||
| 1912–19?? | Coventry City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Smith (1882 – after 1911) was an English professional footballer who scored 39 goals in 110 appearances in First Division of the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham.[1] He played as a forward.
Smith was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, and played for Cannock and for Stafford Road before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1906.[2] He scored twice on his debut in the Football League on the opening day of the 1902–03 season, in a 3–0 home win against Derby County.[3] He continued to score at a respectable rate, and two seasons later was Wolves' leading scorer jointly with Billy Wooldridge.[4] In April 1906, with Wolves' relegation from the First Division confirmed,[5] Smith joined fellow First Division club Birmingham; they still had three games left to play, in which he contributed one goal.[6] However, as a short, stocky man he did not fit in with Birmingham's style of play, and less than a year later he moved on, to Southern League club Bristol Rovers.[2] In his only season with Rovers he scored 10 goals in 31 Southern League games,[7] and then embarked on a tour of the Southern League, playing in turn for Norwich City, Luton Town, Millwall and Coventry City.[2]
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ "1902–1903". Wolves Stats. Stuart Heathcote. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "1904–1905". Wolves Stats. Stuart Heathcote. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "1905–1906". Wolves Stats. Stuart Heathcote. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 152.
- ↑ Byrne, Stephen & Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.