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Tom Smith (footballer, born 1900)

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Tom Smith
Personal information
Full name Thomas Gable Smith
Date of birth (1900-10-18)18 October 1900
Place of birth Whitburn, County Durham, England
Date of death 21 February 1934(1934-02-21) (aged 33)
Position(s) Inside-right, outside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Marsden Villa
Whitburn
1919 South Shields 8 (1)
1919–1923 Leicester City 72 (12)
1923–1927 Manchester United 83 (12)
1927–1930 Northampton Town 112 (22)
1930 Norwich City 1 (0)
Whitburn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Gable Smith (18 October 1900 – 21 February 1934) was an English footballer who played as an inside-right or outside-right in the Football League for South Shields, Leicester City, Manchester United, Northampton Town and Norwich City.[1]

Smith, known as Tosher,[2] played for Marsden Villa and Whitburn before moving to South Shields in 1919. He went on to spend four seasons at Manchester United and three at Northampton Town.[1]

Four of his six brothers were also footballers. Billy and Jack both played for South Shields and played in 1934 FA Cup Final together for Portsmouth.[3] Sep later played for Leicester City,[2] and Joe played reserve football for Leicester and later played for Watford.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. ^ a b "Pompey's amazing FA Cup Final brothers". The Shields Gazette. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ Hutchinson, John (28 August 2013). "TWIH: Sep Smith's Debut". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Joseph Kirby SMITH". watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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