Arthur Digby Smith (16 November 1879 – 28 October 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Arthur Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Digby Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 October 1963 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Bairnsdale | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901 | South Melbourne | 9 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of John Digby Smith (1829-1916),[2] and Ann Eliza Smith (-1915), née Gibson,[3] Arthur Digby Smith was born at Bairnsdale, Victoria on 16 November 1879.
He married Katherine Hooper (1892-1929) on 29 October 1914.[4][5]
Football
editHe played his first senior game for South Melbourne against St Kilda on 4 May 1901.[6]
Death
editHe died at a private hospital in Caulfield, Victoria on 28 October 1963.[7]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.825.
- ^ Death: Smith, The Gippsland Mercury, (Friday, 12 May 1916), p.2.
- ^ Death: Smith, The Bairnsdale Advertiser, (Saturday, 13 March 1915), p.2.
- ^ Marriages: Smith—Hooper, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 December 1914), p.11.
- ^ Deaths: Smith, The Argus, (Saturday, 5 October 1929), p.13.
- ^ A Good Hard Game, The Argus, (monday, 6 May 1901), p.11.
- ^ "Deaths: Smith". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 29 October 1963. p. 17.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Arthur Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Smith at AustralianFootball.com
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