Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870)

Bobby Smith
Personal information
Full name Robert Smith[1]
Date of birth 1870[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death Unknown
Playing position Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newcastle Swifts
1891 Stoke 1 (0)
1892 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Robert "Bobby" Smith (born 1870; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Smith was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Stoke in 1891.[1] He played one match in the Football League which came in a 3–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1891–92 season where he played in place of the injured Davy Brodie.[1] He was released soon after and joined Burslem Port Vale where he failed to make a first team appearance.[1]

Career statistics

Club Division Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke The Football League 1891–92 100010
Career Total 100010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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