Leslie Smith (footballer born 1918)
- Leslie Smith (footballer born 1918)
Leslie George Frederick Smith (13 March 1918 – 20 May 1995) was an English footballer. He began his career with Brentford in 1936 as an outside-right. On 24 May 1939, he was capped by England, replacing the injured Stanley Matthews against Romania. He also played for Brentford during the war. He also played 13 wartime internationals for England.
In October 1945, Smith signed for Aston Villa where he spent six seasons and became a crowd favourite.[cite web |url=http://web.telia.com/~u27301997/1265.html|title= Leslie Smith's AVFC stats |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=2008-03-09] In 1952, he returned to Brentford, where he spent one season before retiring.]References
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