Giulio Cowley Tyler Smith (2 May 1849 – 22 July 1909) (also known as J. C. Smith and Giulio Tyler-Smith) was an amateur athlete who played for England in the first unofficial football match against Scotland in March 1870.
Smith was born in Piccadilly, London, on 2 May 1849,[1] the son of Dr William Tyler Smith (1815–1873) who was an eminent obstetrician and his wife, Tryphena Yearsley.[2]
Smith attended Westminster School between 1863 and 1868 and represented the school at football in 1866–67 and 1867–68.[3] He also won the school 100 yards and mile races.[1] At Westminster, he was enrolled as "Julio" and is listed in the school match reports as "J.C. Smith".[1]
He played football for Middlesex in 1867, while still at school. After leaving school, he played for Old Westminsters, Crusaders, the Flying Dutchmen and the N.N. Club.[1]
In March 1870, Smith was selected to represent England in the first pseudo-international against Scotland organised by C. W. Alcock and Arthur F. Kinnaird. The first "international" was played at Kennington Oval on 5 March 1870, and ended in a 1–1 draw.[4] [5]
After leaving school, Smith became a tea and coffee merchant with Cassell & Co., who later became better known as publishers, based in Fenchurch Street, London.[1] Smith served in the Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps between 1868 and 1872.[1]
He married Florence Gadesden[6] in 1878; the couple had no children. Late in life, he change his surname to "Tyler-Smith".[1] He died on 22 July 1909 at Seaford in East Sussex.[1]