George W. Smith (footballer)

George W. Smith
Personal information
Full name	George Westwater Smith
Date of birth	Jun 6 1898
Place of birth	Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death	Sep 4 1987
Place of death	Lanark, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Parkhead
1921–1932	Chelsea
1932	East Fife
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Westwater Smith (6 June 1898, Wishaw - 4 Semtember 1987, Lanark^[2]) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back in the English Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.^[3]

Born in Parkhead, Glasgow, he started out with his local side Parkhead F.C., before enjoying a long career with Chelsea.^[3]

Smith joined Chelsea in 1921 and went on to play 351 league matches for them (370 in all senior games) until 1932.^[4] Whilst at the club, he played in three FA Cup games where Chelsea defeated opposition from a higher league.^[5]

After leaving Chelsea he played for Scottish side East Fife for a matter of a few months.^[3]^[6]

References

^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
^ CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Players Appearances
^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ "George Smith". Player database. Chelsea FC. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ Steve Porter (2008). "Chelsea". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.

[2] CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Players Appearances

[joyce-3] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[4] "George Smith". Player database. Chelsea FC. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[5] Steve Porter (2008). "Chelsea". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[litsterprewar-6] John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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