Dickie Smith
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||||
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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[]
Categories:
- English footballers
- Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1897 births
- Newcastle Town F.C. players
- 1940 deaths
- Association football midfielders