Thomas Smith (English footballer)

Thomas Smith
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Smith
Date of birth	1869
Place of birth	Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England
Position(s)	Outside right / inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
1889–1890	Ecclesfield
1891–1892	Sheffield United
1892–1900	Barnsley
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Smith (1869 – after 1900) was a footballer who played as an outside right or inside right for both Sheffield United and Barnsley in the nineteenth century.

Born in Ecclesfield on the outskirts of Sheffield,^[1] Smith had played for his local side from 1889 until around 1890.^[1] He was signed by Sheffield United in November 1891 but failed to break into the first team and left the following summer.^[1] He moved to Barnsley where he played regularly for several seasons and featured in their first season in the Football League, making eleven appearances in the competition all together.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.

[blades_whos_who-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.

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