Wally Smith (footballer, born 1874)

Wally Smith
Personal information
Full name Walter Alfred Smith[1]
Date of birth 1874[1]
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Date of death 14 November 1958 (aged 83–84)[1]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Blue Star (Lincoln)
– Grantham Avenue
1900–1903 Lincoln City 90 (21)
– Small Heath 0 (0)
– Newark
– Brighton & Hove Albion
1907–19?? Norwich City
– Southend United
– Lincoln Liberal Club
– Sutton Junction
– Mansfield Mechanics
– Mansfield Town

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


Walter Alfred Smith (1874 – 14 November 1958) was an English footballer who made 90 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City. He played as an inside left.[2]

Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Smith played local football in the Lincoln area before joining Lincoln City. He scored 23 goals from 99 appearances in senior competition, the last of which was at the end of the 1902–03 season.[1] He joined Second Division club Small Heath, but never made a competitive appearance, and went on to play for Midland League club Newark, Southern League clubs Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Southend United, and other non-league teams.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wally Smith". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
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