George_Smith_(footballer,_born_June_1901)

George Smith (footballer, born June 1901)

George Smith (footballer, born June 1901)

English footballer

This article is about the English-born footballer who played for Walsall and Torquay. For the Scottish-born footballer who played for Notts County, see George Smith (footballer, born May 1901). For other footballers named George Smith, see George Smith.

George Henry Smith (born 6 June 1901, date of death unknown) was an English-born footballer of the 1920s who played as a left-back.[2]

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Biography

Smith was born in Netherton and began his career with Chelsea, but left there and his next club Gillingham without making a league appearance. He then joined Walsall, for whom he made his first competitive appearance in 1924–25, and went on to play 92 league matches for them.[2]

He joined Torquay United for the 1927–28 season and later played for Exmouth Town and Newton Abbot Spurs.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Achates (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. [2]
    Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1899468676.
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