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Alf Smith (footballer, born 1880)

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Alf Smith
Personal information
Full name Alfred Smith[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Longton, England[1]
Date of death 1957 (aged 77)[1]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Dresden Queen's Park
1902–1903 Burton United 1 (0)
1903–1906 Stoke 3 (0)
1906–1909 Wrexham
1909–1910 Crewe Alexandra
1910–1915 Stoke 138 (67)
Total 142 (67)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Smith (1880 – 1957) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

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Smith Initially signed for Stoke from Burton United in 1904, he made his League debut against Nottingham Forest in March 1904 but however he failed to impress the management team and left for Wrexham.[1] Four years later, after serving with Crewe Alexandra he returned to the Victoria Ground, a much wiser and experienced footballer.[1] In the 1910–11 season Smith scored an impressive 35 goals in 44 games for Stoke. Whilst he struggled to reach them highs in the following two seasons and scored 16 goals in 1913–14 and left Stoke after the 1914–15 season.[1] He scored 72 goals for Stoke in all competitions making him one of Stoke most prolific goal scorers. He later took up cricket and became vice captain of Longton Cricket Club.[1]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton United 1903–04 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Stoke[1] 1903–04 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1904–05 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
1905–06 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1910–11 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 41 31 3 4 44 35
1911–12 Southern League Division One 23 4 1 0 24 4
1912–13 Southern League Division One 34 9 2 1 36 10
1913–14 Southern League Division Two 22 16 3 0 25 16
1914–15 Southern League Division Two 18 7 0 0 18 7
Career Total 142 67 9 5 151 72

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.