Jack Smith (footballer, born 1898)

John William Smith, known as Jack Smith (28 October 1898 – 19 January 1977) was an English international footballer, who played as an inside-right.[2]

Jack Smith
Personal information
Full name John William Smith
Date of birth (1898-10-28)28 October 1898
Place of birth Whitburn, County Durham, England
Date of death 19 January 1977(1977-01-19) (aged 78)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
North Shields Athletic
1919–1927 South Shields 264 (84)
1927–1934 Portsmouth 261 (61)
1934–1936 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 41 (2)
1936–1937 Clapton Orient 5 (0)
International career
1931 England 3 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Whitburn, Smith played for North Shields Athletic, before moving to South Shields, where he made 264 League appearances in eight seasons. He went on to join Portsmouth and played in the 1934 FA Cup Final side that lost to Manchester City in April 1934.[3]

He earned three caps for England in 1931.[4]

Four of his six brothers were also footballers. Billy also played for South Shields and Portsmouth and the two played together in the 1934 Cup Final.[3][5] Sep played for Leicester City, and played against his brothers in the semi-final of the competition.[6] Tom played for South Shields and later played for Manchester United and Northampton Town. Joe played reserve football for Leicester and later played for Watford.[7]

References
  1. "The lure of promotion. South Shields". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. "Manchester City 2 Portsmouth 1". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. Jack Smith at Englandstats.com
  5. Wray, Bob. "History". South Shields F.C. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. "In pictures: LCFC's memorabilia". BBC Leicester. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. "Joseph Kirby SMITH". watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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