- Joe Smith (footballer born 1890)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Joe Smith
fullname = Joseph Smith
dateofbirth = birth date|1890|4|17|df=y
cityofbirth = Netherton
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1956|6|9|1890|4|17|df=y
cityofdeath =Wolverhampton
countryofdeath =England
height =
position = Right back
youthyears =
youthclubs = Netherton St Andrew's
Darby End Victoria
Cradley Heath St Luke's
years = 1910–1926
1926–1929
1929–1932
clubs = West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham
Worcester City
caps(goals) = 434 0(0)
048 0(0)
nationalyears = 1919–1922
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)
manageryears = 1929–1932
managerclubs = Worcester City (player-manager)Joseph "Joe" Smith (17 April 1890 – 9 June 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. He played nearly 500 games in
the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham, most of which were in the First Division, and won two caps for England.Playing career
Smith was born in Darby End, Netherton, then in
Worcestershire . He played local football before turning professional with West Bromwich Albion in May 1910, and made his debut four months later in a Division Two match against Bolton Wanderers. [cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books | date = 2005 | pages = p. 218 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4] He was part of the Albion team that won promotion from the Second Division in the 1910–11 season. During the First World War he made guest appearances for Everton and Notts County.cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 125 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9] When competitive football resumed after the war, he was selected for England for the first time, in a 1–1 draw with Ireland in October 1919; he made one further appearance for England in 1922. [cite web |url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=885 |title=Joseph Smith |work=englandstats.com |accessdate=2008-09-17] Smith contributed to West Bromwich Albion winning the First Division in the 1919–20 season, and went on to play 434 league matches for the club. [cite book |author=Joyce, Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |pages=p. 244 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6]In 1926, by which time he was 36 years old, Smith joined Birmingham, to provide cover at full-back for
Frank Womack and Jack Jones. He stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 50 games, including 48 in the First Division.He then joined Worcester City as
player-manager , leading them to theBirmingham & District League title in his first season, then two years later finishing as runners-up, losing the title only on goal average, after which he retired from the game. [cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/WORCESTC.HTM |title=Worcester City |work=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |accessdate=2008-09-17]After football
He went on to keep a pub, and later worked at Lloyds Proving House in Netherton, where
chain was tested for quality. He died in hospital inWolverhampton in 1956 at the age of 66.References
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NAME = Smith, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Smith, Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 17 April 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH = Darby End, Netherton,Worcestershire ,England
DATE OF DEATH = 9 June 1956
PLACE OF DEATH =Wolverhampton ,England
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