Andy Smith (footballer, born 1890)
Andrew Walter Smith (April 1890 – 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward or inside right. He scored 54 goals from 141 appearances in the Football League.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Walter Smith | ||
| Date of birth | April 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Date of death | April 1968 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Langley Green Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Crosswell's Brewery | |||
| 1912–1919 | Birmingham | 54 | (33) |
| 1919–1923 | West Bromwich Albion | 79 | (20) |
| 1923 | Stoke | 5 | (0) |
| 1923 | Wigan Borough | 3 | (1) |
| – | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 141 | (54) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Smith was born in Camberwell, London. He joined Birmingham as an amateur in 1912 and turned professional two years later. Before the First World War interrupted his career, he played two full seasons and was Birmingham's leading goalscorer in each. He made guest appearances for Manchester City during the war. Before League football resumed post-war he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £100, and helped them to their first (and as of 2016 only) League championship. He scored both goals in the 1920 FA Charity Shield victory against Second Division champions Tottenham Hotspur. In 1923 he moved to Stoke, followed by Wigan Borough and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but hardly played.
Career statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Charity Shield | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham | 1912–13 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1913–14 | Second Division | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | |
| 1914–15 | Second Division | 30 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | |
| Total | 54 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 36 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1919–20 | First Division | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | |
| 1921–22 | First Division | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 22 | ||
| Stoke | 1922–23 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1923–24 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Borough | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 141 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 59 | ||
Honours
- with Birmingham
- with West Bromwich Albion
- Football League First Division champions: 1919–20
- FA Charity Shield winners: 1920
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
- Ramsdale, Bernard (2005). "Wigan Borough : Wigan Borough Players A to Z (part three)". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
Specific
- "The lure of promotion. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Andy Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)