Leslie Smith (footballer born 1918)

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Leslie Smith

Personal information
Full name	Leslie George Frederick Smith
Date of birth	13 March 1918(1918-03-13)
Place of birth	Ealing, England
Date of death	24 May 1995(1995-05-24) (aged 77)
Place of death	Litchfield, England
Height	5ft 8in
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1936-1939	Brentford	62	(7)
1946-1952	Aston Villa	181	(31)
1952-1953	Brentford	14	(1)
1953-1954	Kidderminster Harriers	?	(?)
National team
1939	England	1	(0)
1939–1946	England (wartime)	13	(?)
Teams managed
1953-1954	Kidderminster Harriers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Leslie George Frederick Smith (13 March 1918 – 20 May 1995) was an English footballer. Born and educated in Ealing he was a junior with Petersham, before joining Brentford as an amateur on 26 June 1934. Whilst as an amateur he gained experience at both Wimbledon and Hayes F.C. on loan, before turning professional with the Bees in March 1936 as an outside-right. On 24 May 1939, he was capped by England, replacing the injured Stanley Matthews against Romania, to become Brentford's second and final England international to date following Billy Scott in 1936. He also played for Brentford during the war. He also played 13 wartime internationals for England.

In October 1945, Smith signed for Aston Villa for a fee of £7,500, where he spent six seasons and became a crowd favourite. In 1952, he returned to Brentford, for a fee of £3,000, where he spent one season before retiring. After his retirement he went into management for a season with Kidderminster Harriers, before becoming a scout for Wolverhampton Wanderers

External links

• Leslie Smith England profile at Englandstats