Smith was born in Preston and played his youth football with Leyland. In July 1899 he started his professional career playing as a half-back at Preston North End where he stayed for two seasons. At the end of his second season, Preston were relegated from the First Division.
In the summer of 1907 he signed for Southampton of the Southern League, where he was converted into an inside forward, playing alongside Frank Jefferis, John Bainbridge and John Lewis. As a forward he was prone to over-elaboration but had a powerful shot.[1] He made 21 league appearances, scoring five goals, and also played in all six FA Cup matches as Saints reached the semi-finals, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final.
Smith suddenly collapsed and died, shortly before his 29th birthday in July 1908.
Referencesedit
^Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 315. ISBN0-9514862-3-3.
External linksedit
Aston Villa profile at Aston Villa Player Database
March 12, 2024
george, smith, footballer, born, 1879, other, people, named, george, smith, george, smith, disambiguation, george, smith, july, 1879, july, 1908, english, professional, footballer, played, several, clubs, beginning, 20th, century, george, smithpersonal, inform. For other people named George Smith see George Smith disambiguation George Smith 12 July 1879 3 July 1908 was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs at the beginning of the 20th century George SmithPersonal informationDate of birth 1879 07 12 12 July 1879Place of birthPreston EnglandDate of death3 July 1908 1908 07 03 aged 28 Place of deathSouthampton EnglandPosition s Half back inside forwardYouth careerLeylandSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1899 1901Preston North End28 1 1901 1902Aston Villa5 0 1902 1903New Brompton30 10 1903 1906Blackburn Rovers58 4 1906 1907Plymouth Argyle41 6 1907 1908Southampton21 5 Club domestic league appearances and goalsPlaying career editSmith was born in Preston and played his youth football with Leyland In July 1899 he started his professional career playing as a half back at Preston North End where he stayed for two seasons At the end of his second season Preston were relegated from the First Division He then spent part of the 1901 02 season at Aston Villa before moving to non league New Brompton In 1903 he joined Blackburn Rovers where he stayed for three years before joining Plymouth Argyle In the summer of 1907 he signed for Southampton of the Southern League where he was converted into an inside forward playing alongside Frank Jefferis John Bainbridge and John Lewis As a forward he was prone to over elaboration but had a powerful shot 1 He made 21 league appearances scoring five goals and also played in all six FA Cup matches as Saints reached the semi finals losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final Smith suddenly collapsed and died shortly before his 29th birthday in July 1908 References edit Duncan Holley amp Gary Chalk 1992 The Alphabet of the Saints ACL amp Polar Publishing p 315 ISBN 0 9514862 3 3 External links editAston Villa profile at Aston Villa Player Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Smith footballer born 1879 amp oldid 1164073069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,