Frank Smith Sr.
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Frank Smith was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Dewsbury (World War II guest), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career
County honours
Frank Smith won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 26-17 victory over Villeneuve at Lawkholme Lane, Keighley on 15 September 1934.[2]
County League appearances
Frank Smith played in Castleford's victories in the Yorkshire County League during the 1932–33 season, and 1938–39 season.[3]
Club career
Bradford Northern beat Dewsbury in the Championship play-off semi-final during the 1942–43 season. However, Dewsbury's manager, Eddie Waring, appealed to the Rugby Football League, claiming that Bradford Northern had fielded Wakefield Trinity's Sandy Orford as a guest player, and that Orford was ineligible because prior to the semi-final, he had played only three league matches for Bradford Northern, rather than the regulatory minimum of four league matches, the semi-final actually being Orford's fourth league match. Bradford Northern was disqualified, and Dewsbury went on to a 33-16 aggregate victory over Halifax in the Championship Final. However, a month later, Bradford appealed to the Rugby Football League, claiming that Dewsbury had fielded Castleford's Frank Smith as a guest player, and that Smith was ineligible because prior to the semi-final, he had played only three league matches for Dewsbury, rather than the regulatory minimum of four league matches, though he had played in a number of cup matches. Bradford Northern's appeal was upheld and the Rugby Football League Council fined Dewsbury £100 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £11,780 in 2013),[4] stripped them of the Championship title, and declared the Championship during the 1942–43 season void.[5]
Genealogical information
Frank Smith was the father of Frank Smith Jr.
References
- ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Collins, Tony (2006). Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History. London League. p. 78. ISBN 978-0415396158.
External links
- Search for "Smith" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk