Dickie Smith

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Dickie Smith
Personal information
Full name Richard Smith[1]
Date of birth April 1890[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death 1940[1]
Position(s) Half-Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913 Newcastle Town
1914–1915 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1919–1922 Stoke 107 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Richard "Dickie" Smith (April 1890 – 1940) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1] He made one hundred and nine appearances for Stoke.

Career[]

After starting his career with Newcastle Town and Crewe Alexandra, Smith signed for Stoke in 1916 during the war-time season when he was free of army duty.[1] He made his mark during the following season in the 1917–18 season, appearing in 32 regional games, and adding 28 to his tally the following term.[1] When peacetime football returned in 1919 he was regarded as a key member of the first team and went on to make just over 100 league appearances for the "Potters" in three seasons before retiring due to injury in 1922.[1]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1919–20 Second Division 33 1 0 0 33 1
1920–21 Second Division 38 1 1 0 39 1
1921–22 Second Division 35 0 2 0 37 0
1922–23 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 107 2 3 0 110 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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