Potter Smith

Potter Smith
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Potter Smith
Date of birth	July 1901
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death	1 September 1978 (aged 77)
Place of death	Brighton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside left, left half
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1922	St Peter's Albion
1922–1923	Merthyr Town
1923–1924	Hull City
1924–1925	Hartlepools United
1925–1926	Merthyr Town
1926–1929	Cardiff City
1929–1937	Brighton & Hove Albion
1937–1938	Crystal Palace
1938–19??	Gloucester City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Potter Smith (July 1901 – 1 September 1978) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside left or left half for Merthyr Town (two spells), Hull City, Hartlepools United, Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion, where he spent the majority of his career.

Life and career

Smith was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.^[1] He played local football for St Peter's Albion before beginning a tour of the Football League. After single seasons with Merthyr Town, Hull City, Hartlepools United and Merthyr Town again, before joining Cardiff City in 1929, where he spent three seasons disrupted by injury. In 1929, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he established himself as a first-team regular, averaging 40 league matches a season over an eight-year spell. After a season with Crystal Palace without a league appearance,^[1]^[2] he moved into non-league football with Gloucester City, where he acted as player-coach.^[3] Smith died in Brighton in 1978 at the age of 77.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ "Glo'ster City team managership". Gloucester Citizen. 21 October 1938. p. 6.

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[CarderHarris-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

[2] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[3] "Glo'ster City team managership". Gloucester Citizen. 21 October 1938. p. 6.

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