George Thomas Smith (died 27 September 1915) was an English footballer who played in the Southern Football League for Crystal Palace.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Thomas Smith[1] | ||
| Place of birth | United Kingdom | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 1915 | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–1908 | Crystal Palace | 11 | (3) |
| 1908– | King's Lynn | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editSmith served as a private in the Scots Guards during the First World War and was killed in action in France on 27 September 1915.[3][1] He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crystal Palace | 1907–08[2] | Southern League First Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Career total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: George Thomas Smith". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "George Smith". holmesdale.net. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Palace Commemorate Former Players Lost in the First World War with Tree Planting, Amongst Other Remembrance Activity". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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