Harry Smith (footballer, born 1908)

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Harry Smith
Personal information
Full name Henry Stanley Smith[1]
Date of birth (1908-10-11)11 October 1908[1]
Place of birth Throckley,[1] England
Date of death 1993 (aged 84–85)[1]
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender, wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Throckley Welfare
1929–1937 Nottingham Forest 156 (1)
1937–1939 Darlington 66 (0)
1946–1947 Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Stanley "Harry" Smith (11 October 1908 – 1993) was an English footballer who made 225 appearances in the Football League, playing for Nottingham Forest and Darlington before the Second World War and briefly for Bristol Rovers thereafter. He played at full back, centre half and wing half. He also played non-league football for home-town club Throckley Welfare.[1] He went on to join Bristol Rovers' coaching staff.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bristol Rovers: 1946/47–2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 April 2014.