Gilbert Smith (footballer, born 1869)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gilbert Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1869 | ||
Place of birth | Oldbury, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Causeway Green Villa | |||
1893–1894 | Small Heath | 14 | (0) |
1894–1??? | Berwick Rangers (Worcester) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Gilbert Smith (1869 – after 1893) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[1] Born in Oldbury, which was then part of Worcestershire, Smith was recommended to Small Heath by Fred Wheldon, and given a run of games at right back in the 1893–94 season. He was no improvement on other candidates for the position, and he returned to the reserves, and thence to non-league football with Berwick Rangers (Worcester) in 1894.[2]
Honours[]
- Football League Second Division runners-up: 1893–94
References[]
Categories:
- 1869 births
- People from Oldbury, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1860s birth stubs