Hector William Powell Lingwood-Smith (22 May 1900 – 19 October 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Hector Lingwood-Smith
Lingwood-Smith in 1922
Personal information
Full name Hector William Powell Lingwood-Smith
Date of birth (1900-05-22)22 May 1900
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death 19 October 1972(1972-10-19) (aged 72)
Place of death Sandringham, Victoria
Original team(s) Draper Memorial
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1919–1920, 1926–1928 South Adelaide (SANFL) 56 (2)
1921 Sturt (SANFL) 7 (0)
1922–1923 Collingwood 13 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He also played and coached in Tasmania during the 1920s, being with Lefroy in 1924[2] and New Town in 1925.[3]

Lingwood-Smith represented the TFL versus a South Australian combined side in Adelaide in 1925.[4][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 516. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL. LEFROY'S NEW COACH". The Mercury. Vol. CXX, no. 14, 603. Tasmania. 15 March 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL". The News. Vol. II, no. 282 (FINAL ed.). Hobart, Tasmania. 27 April 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "SPORTING NEWS". The Mercury. Vol. CXXIII, no. 18, 043. Tasmania. 26 August 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "INTER-STATE FOOTBALL". The Mercury. Vol. CXXIII, no. 18, 046. Tasmania. 31 August 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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