Edmund Smith (soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername= Eddie Smith


fullname = Edmund Smith
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1902|10|23
cityofbirth = Arbroath
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1978|8|7|1902|10|23
cityofdeath = Andover, Massachusetts
countryofdeath = United States
height =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
-1926
1926
clubs = Arbroath
Shawsheen Indians
Bethlehem Steel
caps(goals) =
22 (9)
04 (3)
nationalyears = 1926
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Edmund "Eddie" Smith (October 23, 1902 in Arbroath, Scotland – August 7, 1978 in Andover, Massachusetts) was a Scottish-U.S. soccer forward. He played professionally in both Scotland and the United States. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Professional

Smith played for Scottish club Arbroath F.C. before moving to the United States where he signed with the Shawsheen Indians of Andover, Massachusetts. In 1925, the Indians won the U.S. Open Cup 3-0 over the Canadian Club of Chicago. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1925.html U.S. Soccer History - 1925] ] . In 1926, the Indians entered the American Soccer League, but folded twenty-six games into the 1926-1927 season. ^{[http://books.google.com/books?id=dQWzRxP-a7sC&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=%22edmund+smith%22+shawsheen&source=web&ots=LXQjN0b1O_&sig=JNUkzqANobRdDDPTRBUpr7c8C8o]} In 1926, Smith joined Bethlehem Steel F.C. He played only four league games, scoring three goals, before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He continued to play in the amateur Michigan Industrial League.

Non-soccer career

When he moved to Detroit, Smith worked for the Ford Motor Company. He later moved back to Andover where he worked as a caretaker of the Spring Garden Cemetery.

National team

Smith earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-2 win over Canada on November 6, 1926. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html U.S. international results at RSSSF] ]

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/biosmithe.html Bethlehem Steel profile]

References