Stanley Smith (rugby league born c. 1910)

For the rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s for Wakefield Trinity, and Bramley, see Stanley Smith (rugby league born 1937).
For other people named Stan Smith, see Stan Smith (disambiguation).
Stanley Smith
Godfrey Phillips cigarette card featuring Stanley Smith
Personal information
Full name Stanley Smith
Nickname Stan
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–30 Wakefield Trinity 81 32
1930–39 Leeds 261 187
Total 342 219 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934–35 English League XIII
1931–35 England 6 5 0 0 15
1929–33 Great Britain 11 9 0 0 27
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Stanley "Stan" Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and English League XIII, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Leeds, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career

Club career

Smith started his career at Wakefield Trinity before transferring to Leeds in January 1930 for a record fee of £1,075,[1] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £307,200 in 2014).[2] Smith played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5 in Leeds' 2–8 defeat by Hunslet in the Championship final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.[3]

International honours

Stan Smith won caps for England while at Leeds in 1931 against Wales, in 1932 against Wales (2 matches), in 1934 against Australia, and France, in 1935 against France,[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield in 1929 against Australia, while at Leeds in 1930 against Australia (2 matches), in 1932 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1933 against Australia (2 matches).[5]

Stan Smith played for English League XIII while at Leeds against France.

County Cup final appearances

The record for the most tries in a Yorkshire Cup final is 6-tries, and is jointly held by; Stan Moorhouse, Alan Smith, and Stanley Smith.

Genealogical information

Stan Smith was the nephew of the rugby league footballer, Billy Batten.

Note

During the late 1950/60s there was a rugby league footballer who played for Wakefield Trinity, and Bramley, who was also called Stanley "Stan" Smith. These Stanley "Stan" Smith's are clearly not the same person and they are not related.

References

  1. ↑ Caplan, Phil; Smith, Peter (2001). 100 greats: Leeds Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-2225-1.
  2. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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