Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1900s)
Robert Smith was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward mainly for Doncaster Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Smith | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1929 | Raith Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1937 | Doncaster Rovers | 264 | (35) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Smith is both reported as coming from "a Fifeshire junior club" and Raith Rovers as being his previous club to Doncaster.[1]
Doncaster Rovers
He moved to Doncaster Rovers in September 1929, scoring on his debut at Chesterfield in a 2–1 defeat on 28 September.[1]
In December 1935, Smith was in the Doncaster team that played their first game against a club from outside the British Isles when they entertained F.C. Austria of Vienna, a game they eventually lost 1–2. He was also in the first Rovers side to venture abroad when they played a friendly against the Dutch International XI on 21 October 1936 at the Sparta Rotterdam Arena, losing 7–2.[1]
At the end of the 1936–37 season as Rovers dropped back to Division 3 (North), manager Fred Emery decided to have a clear out including giving Smith a free transfer.[1] Over his eight seasons at the club he made a total of 275 league and cup appearances, scoring 39 times.[1]
References
- Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.