Stan Smith (footballer, born 1884)

Stanley Smith (22 September 1884 – 31 March 1956)[1] was an English footballer who played at outside-right for Southampton in the Southern League between 1908 and 1911.

Stan Smith
Personal information
Full name Stanley Smith
Date of birth (1884-09-22)22 September 1884
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death 31 March 1956(1956-03-31) (aged 71)
Place of death Shawford, Hampshire, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside-right
Youth career
Southampton Cambridge
Ryde
Bitterne Guild
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1911 Southampton 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Smith was born in Southampton and played football for various local sides leading to representative honours for the Hampshire F.A.[2] In 1908, he joined Southampton for whom he gained a reputation for "accurately crossing the ball from awkward and seemingly impossible positions".[2] He made his first-team debut when he took the place of John Bainbridge on the right wing for the Christmas Day 1908 match at West Ham United, which ended in a 1–0 defeat. Smith retained his place for the next two matches before Bainbridge's return.[3]

He spent the next two years in the reserves before he was recalled on New Year's Eve 1910, when he had a run of six matches as the forward line was shuffled around in the absence of Harry Brown.[4]

Later career

Smith abandoned his football career in 1911 and joined the 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars, with whom he served during World War I.[2]

References
  1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints – A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6.
  2. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. Saints – A complete record. p. 49.
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