Wally Smith (footballer, born 1874)

Wally Smith
Personal information
Full name Walter Alfred Smith[1]
Date of birth 1874[1]
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Date of death 14 November 1958(1958-11-14) (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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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