Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1900s)

Bobby Smith
Personal information
Full name	Robert Smith
Date of birth	c. 1907
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
–1929	Raith Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1937	Doncaster Rovers
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Smith was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward mainly for Doncaster Rovers.

Playing career[]

Smith is both reported as coming from "a Fifeshire junior club" and Raith Rovers as being his previous club to Doncaster.^[1]

Doncaster Rovers[]

He moved to Doncaster Rovers in September 1929, scoring on his debut at Chesterfield in a 2–1 defeat on 28 September.^[1]

In December 1935, Smith was in the Doncaster team that played their first game against a club from outside the British Isles when they entertained F.C. Austria of Vienna, a game they eventually lost 1–2. He was also in the first Rovers side to venture abroad when they played a friendly against the Dutch International XI on 21 October 1936 at the Sparta Rotterdam Arena, losing 7–2.^[1]

At the end of the 1936–37 season as Rovers dropped back to Division 3 (North), manager Fred Emery decided to have a clear out including giving Smith a free transfer.^[1] Over his eight seasons at the club he made a total of 275 league and cup appearances, scoring 39 times.^[1]

Honours[]

Doncaster Rovers

Third Division North

Champions 1934–35

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.

[bluff-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.

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