Alan Smith (footballer, born 1921)

Alan Smith (15 October 1921 – 27 May 2019) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Arsenal and Leyton Orient as an outside left.[3]

Alan Smith
Personal information
Full name Alan Smith[1]
Date of birth (1921-10-15)15 October 1921
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 27 May 2019(2019-05-27) (aged 97)[2]
Place of death East Sussex, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946 Arsenal 3 (0)
1946–1949 Brentford 13 (4)
1949– Leyton Orient 6 (1)
1953–1954 Ashford Town 26 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

After leaving football, Smith worked for a time at a uranium mine in Canada, as a painter and decorator and for the London Electricity Board.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1946–47[4] First Division 3 0 3 0
Brentford 1946–47[5] First Division 10 3 4 0 14 3
1948–49[5] Second Division 3 1 0 0 3 1
Total 13 4 4 0 17 4
Ashford Town 1953–54[6] Kent League 26 6 2 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 32 6
Career total 42 10 6 0 4 0 52 10
  1. 2 appearances in Kent League Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Shield

References

  1. "Alan Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Alan Smith: 1921 – 2019". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 147. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. "Alan Smith". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 379–380. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. "Alan Smith Player Profile". The Nuts and Bolts Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2022.


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