James Smith (Scottish footballer)
James Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Third Lanark, Clyde, Port Vale, Fulham and Dundee United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | |||
| Glentoran | |||
| 1911–1919 | Third Lanark | 65 | (21) |
| 1913 | → Abercorn (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 1919–1921 | Clyde | 27 | (9) |
| 1919–1920 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | ||
| 1920 | → Clackmannan (loan) | ||
| 1921 | → Inverkeithing United (loan) | ||
| 1921–1922 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | (0) |
| 1922 | Port Vale | 7 | (2) |
| 1922–1923 | Fulham | 5 | (1) |
| 1924–1925 | Dundee United | 3 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Smith played for Rutherglen Glencairn, Glentoran, Third Lanark, Abercorn (loan), Clydebank (as a guest), Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic (loan), Clackmannan (loan), Inverkeithing United (loan)[3] and Plymouth Argyle, before joining Port Vale in May 1922.[1] He played seven games in the 1922–23 season, and claimed goals against Fulham and Coventry City at Craven Cottage and Highfield Road.[1] He badly twisted a knee during a goalless draw at Clapton Orient on 23 September.[1] His contract was cancelled by mutual consent the next month and he moved on to Fulham.[1]
Personal life
Smith worked at J.L. Thompson and Sons during the First World War.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1921–22[5] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1922–23[6] | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Fulham | 1922–23[6] | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "The lure of promotion. Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Fulham Players and the First World War – University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "GoS-DB Players". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- James Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)