Alec Smith (footballer, born 1873) explained

Alec Smith
Fullname:Alexander Smith
Birth Date:7 November 1873
Birth Place:Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire,[1] Scotland
Death Date:January 1908 (aged 34)
Position:Inside right / left half
Years1:1893–1895
Caps1:7
Goals1:1
Years2:1895–1897
Caps2:45
Goals2:9
Years3:1897–1898
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1898–1900
Caps4:52
Goals4:1
Years5:1900–1903
Caps5:31
Goals5:0

Alexander Smith (7 November 1873 – January 1908) was a Scottish footballer who made 45 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City. He played as an inside right or left half.[2]

Career

He also played in his native Scotland for St Mirren and Third Lanark,[3] and in the Southern League for Swindon Town.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alec Smith . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C . 30 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222132/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=smit01 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 241 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Web site: Player profile: Alec Smith . swindon-town-fc.co.uk . 3 April 2013.