Charles Eastlake Smith

Charles Eastlake Smith (1850 – 10 January 1917) was an English amateur footballer who played for the first Crystal Palace and England.[1] By profession, he was an insurance clerk.

Charles Eastlake Smith
Personal information
Full name Charles Eastlake Smith
Date of birth 4 October 1850
Place of birth Colombo, Ceylon
Date of death (1917-01-10)10 January 1917 (aged 66)
Place of death Bromley, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1869–1876 Crystal Palace
Wanderers
International career
1876 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Smith was born in Colombo, Ceylon in 1850. He is the son of James and Matilda Smith. His father James had been born in Scotland and was an East Indian Merchant.[1][2] He was educated at Rossall School in Lancashire and played in the school football XI in 1869[3] and 1870[4] being captain in his final year.

Football

Smith played for the original Crystal Palace[5] and later Wanderers[6] as a forward; in 1876 he won an international cap when he played for England against Scotland.[1]

Smith served on the Football Association committee between 1875 and 1876.[7]

Family

Smith was the cousin of fellow England international, Gilbert Smith.[7]

Smith married Lizzie Cooper in Lewisham in 1880.[8] They had a son Claude Eastlake Smith and a daughter Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith who became a tennis player and was an Olympic gold medalist in 1908.

Smith died in Bromley, London on 10 January 1917.

See also

References
  1. "Charles Eastlake Smith profile". England players. www.englandstats.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. 1881 Census of Lewisham, RG12/768, Folio 70, Page 23, Charles E Smith, Longton Grove, Lewisham.
  3. The Football Annual 1869, edited by Charles W Alcock, p28
  4. The Football Annual 1870, edited by Charles W Alcock, p19
  5. Law, Gordon (2021). Palace Pioneers: How the first Crystal Palace FC helped create the modern game. Independently published. p. 147. ISBN 979-8772662892.
  6. Cavallini, Rob (2005). The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners". Dog N Duck Publications. p. 112. ISBN 0-9550496-0-1.
  7. Betts, Graham (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
  8. General Register Office index of marriages deaths registered in April, May, June, 1880 - Name: Charles Eastlake Smith = Lizzie Cooper; District: Lewisham; Volume: 1D; Page: 1199.
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