Stanley Smith (22 September 1884 – 31 March 1956)[1] was an English footballer who played at outside-right for Southampton in the Southern League between 1908 and 1911.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 March 1956 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Shawford, Hampshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton Cambridge | |||
| Ryde | |||
| Bitterne Guild | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1911 | Southampton | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editSmith was born in Southampton and played football for various local sides leading to representative honours for the Hampshire F.A.[2] In 1908, he joined Southampton for whom he gained a reputation for "accurately crossing the ball from awkward and seemingly impossible positions".[2] He made his first-team debut when he took the place of John Bainbridge on the right wing for the Christmas Day 1908 match at West Ham United, which ended in a 1–0 defeat. Smith retained his place for the next two matches before Bainbridge's return.[3]
He spent the next two years in the reserves before he was recalled on New Year's Eve 1910, when he had a run of six matches as the forward line was shuffled around in the absence of Harry Brown.[4]
Later career
editSmith abandoned his football career in 1911 and joined the 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars, with whom he served during World War I.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints – A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6.
- ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. p. 49.