Fred Smith (rugby league, born c. 1885) explained

Fred Smith
Birth Place:Woodlesford, Leeds, England
Death Date:unknown
Height:5feet
Weight:12st
Club1:Hunslet
Year1start:1905
Year1end:20
Appearances1:319
Teama:Yorkshire
Yearastart:≥1905
Yearaend:≤20
Appearancesa:7
Triesa:2
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:6
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1909
Yearbend:12
Appearancesb:7
Triesb:2
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:6
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:1910
Yearcend:14
Appearancesc:10
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:3
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:17 May 2012
Source:[1] [2] [3]

Fred Smith (born – death unknown) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a, or .[1]

Background

Fred Smith was born in Woodlesford, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Fred Smith won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, Australasia and New Zealand, in 1911 against Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Australia, and in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[3] [4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Fred Smith played, and scored a try in Hunslet's 14–0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1908 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Smith played at in Hunslet's 17–0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Fred Smith was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 All Four Cups winning team.[5]

Testimonial match

At the end of the 1919–20 season, a Testimonial match for both Bill Jukes, and Fred Smith, took place between Hunslet and Billy Batten's Hunslet XIII, a team of former Hunslet players, including a 48-year-old Albert Goldthorpe, who scored a drop goal, the match took place at Parkside, Hunslet.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064255/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Smith&submit=Go&c=England. dead. 8 February 2018. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173434/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Smith&submit=Go&c=GB. dead. 31 March 2018. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport. hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206123253/http://www.hunslet.org/Games_and_sport_(1).html. 6 February 2012. dead.
  6. Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142.