George Smith (footballer born 1879)
- George Smith (footballer born 1879)
Infobox Football biography
playername = George Smith
fullname = George Smith
nickname =
height =
weight =
dateofbirth = July 1879
cityofbirth = Preston
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date|1908|7|3|df=y (Age 28)
cityofdeath = Southampton
countryofdeath = England
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clubnumber =
position = Half back
Inside-forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Leyland
years = 1899–1901
1901–1902
1902–1903
1903–1906
1906–1907
1907–1908
clubs = Preston North End
Aston Villa
New Brompton F.C.
Blackburn Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Southampton
caps(goals) = 028 00(1)
005 00(0)
058 00(4)
021 00(5)
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George Smith (July 1879 – 3 July 1908) was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs at the beginning of the 20th century.
Playing career
Smith was born in Preston and played his youth football with Leyland. In July 1899 he started his professional career playing as a half-back at Preston North End where he stayed for two seasons. At the end of his second season, Preston were relegated from the First Division.
He then spent part of the 1901–02 season at Aston Villa and then moved to non-league New Brompton F.C. In 1903 he joined Blackburn Rovers where he stayed for three years, before joining Plymouth Argyle.
In the summer of 1907 he signed for Southampton of the Southern League, where he was converted into an inside forward, playing alongside Frank Jefferis, John Bainbridge and John Lewis. As a forward he was prone to over-elaboration but had a powerful shot. He made 21 league appearances, scoring 5 goals, and also played in all six FA Cup matches as Saints reached the semi-finals, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final.
Everyone at the Saints was greatly shocked when George Smith suddenly collapsed and died, shortly before his 29th birthday in July 1908.
References
*cite book | author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk | title=The Alphabet of the Saints| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992|pages=p.315| id=ISBN 0-9514862-3-3
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