Philip Smith (footballer)

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Philip Smith
Personal information
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death

29 September 1918 (aged 32–33)

[1]

Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Playing position Centre forward
Youth career
Knutton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Burslem Port Vale 25 (8)
Crewe Alexandra
1909–1910 Chelsea 1 (0)
1910–1911 Burnley 7 (0)
1911–1912 Crewe Alexandra
Stalybridge Celtic
Total 25 (8)

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


Philip Smith (1885 – 29 September 1918) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic. He was killed in action during World War I.[1]

Playing career

Smith played for Knutton, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1905.[2] After making his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 2 September, he became a regular in the first team.[2] He got his first League goal seven days later, in a 4–3 win over Chesterfield at the Athletic Ground.[2] He claimed eight goals in 25 Second Division appearances in the 1905–06 season.[2] However he was later released, most likely in the summer of 1906.[2] He later played for Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic.

Military service

Smith served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during World War I, and was killed in action whilst fighting in the Western Front on 29 September 1918.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1905–06Second Division2581031299
Chelsea1909–10First Division10000010
Burnley1910–11Second Division70000070
Total 3381031379

References

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