Harry Smith (footballer, born 1904)
Harold Smith (10 March 1904 – after 1928) was an English footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for West Ham United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1904[2] | ||
| Place of birth | North Shields, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cullercoats | |||
| 1925–1927 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| 1928–19?? | Blyth Spartans | ||
| West Stanley | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Smith was born in North Shields in 1904.[1][2] He played local football for Cullercoats before signing for Newcastle United for the 1925–26 season.[1][3] He remained there for two seasons without playing first-team football,[4] featuring only for the reserve team.[3] When Jimmy Loughlin was sold to First Division club West Ham United in May 1927, Smith and another teammate, George Robson, also made the move.[5] He played only once for the first team, standing in for Vivian Gibbins at inside left for the home match against Manchester United on 29 October; West Ham lost 2–1.[2][4] He then returned to the north-east in August 1928 to join Blyth Spartans and later played for West Stanley.[1][3]
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- "Harold Smith". WestHamStats.info. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 189. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- "Gossip and gleanings". Derby Daily Telegraph. 5 November 1927. p. 4.
West Ham had a League debutant at inside left a week ago when they gave Harry Smith a run against Manchester United. Smith is one of four youngsters cast aside by Newcastle United last May, and he is the second of the quartette promoted to the Hammers' first string. He is a native of Cullercotes, and had two seasons on Tyneside before the management there came to the conclusion that he wasn't quite good enough.
- "Football transfers. Newcastle forwards for West Ham". Evening News. Portsmouth. 6 May 1927. p. 9.
Only Loughlin has had experience of First League football, and he scored three goals against Leicester City last season. Loughlin is the leading scorer for the Newcastle Reserves, with about 40 goals to his name, and the other new West Ham players are considered very promising.