Jimmy Smailes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Smailes | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Tow Law, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1986 | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tow Law Town | |||
| 1927–1930 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | (8) |
| 1930–1931 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | (3) |
| 1932–1934 | Blackpool | 92 | (25) |
| 1935 | Grimsby Town | 10 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Stockport County | 63 | (17) |
| 1938–1939 | Bradford City | 36 | (13) |
| Waterhouses Sports Club | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Smailes (9 June 1907 – 1986) was an English professional footballer who played for Tow Law Town, Huddersfield Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackpool, Grimsby Town, Stockport County, Bradford City and Waterhouses Sports Club.[1]
Football career
Smailes began his career at his local non-League club Tow Law Town before joining Huddersfield Town in 1927.
He featured in 32 matches and found the net on eight occasions for the Yorkshire club.
The outside left signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1930. He scored on his 'Lilywhites' debut in a 3-1 victory over Bradford City at White Hart Lane in March 1931 in the old Second Division.[2] Smailes made 16 appearances and scored three goals for 'Spurs'.[3]
After leaving London Smailes played at Blackpool where he scored 25 goals in 92 matches.[4]
He went on to play for Grimsby Town, Stockport County, Bradford City before finally ending his playing career at Waterhouses Sports Club.
During World War II, Smailes was a guest player at Bradford Park Avenue, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town.[4]
He died in 1986.[5]
References
- Specific
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 240. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ "Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers".
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Blackpool stats Archived 4 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 July 2009
- ^ "Player profile : Jimmy Smailes". HattersMatters: An Online Historical Archive for the Stockport County Football Club. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- General
- Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
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- 1907 births
- 1986 deaths
- English men's footballers
- People from Tow Law
- Footballers from County Durham
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Tow Law Town F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs