Bill Smith (footballer born 1897)

Bill Smith (footballer born 1897)

Football player infobox
playername = Bill Smith


fullname = William Thomas Smith
height =
dateofbirth = 9 April 1897
cityofbirth = Langley Park
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
position = Centre half, left half
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1919–?
?–1921
1921–1922
1922–1925
1925–?
clubs = Hull City
Leadgate Park
Durham City
York City
Stockport County
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
0? (?)
33 (3)
75 (4)
00 (0)

William Thomas "Bill" Smith (born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English footballer.

Career

During his amateur career, Smith played in 17 finals, and captained the Third Army team in Germany when he was stationed in Koblenz after the armistice during the First World War.cite book
last = Jarred
first = Martin
coauthors = & Windross, Dave
title = Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997
publisher = Citizen Publications
year = 1997
pages = p148
chapter = Midland League Players
isbn = 0953100502
] He started his professional career with Hull City in 1921.cite book
last = Joyce
first = Michael
title = Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939
publisher = Tony Brown
year = 2004
pages = p245
isbn = 1899468676
] After making no appearances for the club, he joined Leadgate Park. He joined Durham City in 1921, making 33 league appearances in the club's first season in the Football League.cite news
title = DURHAM CITY
url = http://www.fchd.info/DURHAMC.HTM
publisher = Football Club History Database
accessdate = 2008-03-06
]

He joined York City in the Midland League in July 1922, where he scored the club's first goal in that competition. He made 75 appearances for the club in the Midland League and five appearances in the FA Cup before joining Stockport County in 1925, where he made no league appearances.

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