Frederick Cecil Smith (30 October 1904 – 1977) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Burnley, Wrexham, Wigan Borough and Cardiff City.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Cecil Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Marchwiel, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1977 (aged 72–73)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1924 | Marchwiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–???? | Oswestry Town | ||
| –1926 | Welshpool Town | ||
| 1927–1928 | Wrexham | 46 | (26) |
| 1928–1930 | Wigan Borough | 38 | (23) |
| 1930 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Macclesfield | 40 | (48) |
| 1931–1932 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1932–1936 | Burnley | 106 | (49) |
| 1936–1937 | Cardiff City | 16 | (8) |
| 1937–1938 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1938–1939 | Rhyl | ||
| 1939 | Bangor City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wrexham | 1926–27[5] | Third Division North | 15 | 13 | ― | ― | 15 | 13 | ||
| 1927–28[6] | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 2 | 36 | 16 | ||
| Total | 46 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 29 | ||
| Macclesfield | 1930–31[7] | Cheshire County League | 40 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 7[b] | 2 | 49 | 54 |
| Career total | 86 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 100 | 80 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Welsh Cup
- ^ 4 appearances and 4 goals in Cheshire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Cheshire Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Cheshire Senior Medal Competition
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 269. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ "Cecil Smith | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profiles - S". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Joyce 2012, p. 268.
- ^ "Cecil Smith | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Cecil Smith | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1930–31". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2019.