Robert Smith was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward mainly for Doncaster Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Smith | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1929 | Raith Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1937 | Doncaster Rovers | 264 | (35) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editSmith is both reported as coming from "a Fifeshire junior club" and Raith Rovers as being his previous club to Doncaster.[2]
Doncaster Rovers
editHe moved to Doncaster Rovers in September 1929, scoring on his debut at Chesterfield in a 2–1 defeat on 28 September.[2]
In December 1935, Smith was in the Doncaster team that played their first game against a club from outside the British Isles when they entertained F.C. Austria of Vienna, a game they eventually lost 1–2. He was also in the first Rovers side to venture abroad when they played a friendly against the Dutch International XI on 21 October 1936 at the Sparta Rotterdam Arena, losing 7–2.[2]
At the end of the 1936–37 season as Rovers dropped back to Division 3 (North), manager Fred Emery decided to have a clear out including giving Smith a free transfer.[2] Over his eight seasons at the club he made a total of 275 league and cup appearances, scoring 39 times.[2]
Honours
editDoncaster Rovers
Champions 1934–35
References
edit- ^ "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.