Jack Smith (footballer, born 1898) explained

Jack Smith
Fullname:John William Smith
Birth Date:28 October 1898
Birth Place:Whitburn, County Durham, England
Height:[1]
Position:Inside-right
Clubs1:North Shields Athletic
Years2:1919–1927
Clubs2:South Shields
Caps2:264
Goals2:84
Years3:1927–1934
Clubs3:Portsmouth
Caps3:261
Goals3:61
Years4:1934–1936
Clubs4:Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Caps4:41
Goals4:2
Years5:1936–1937
Clubs5:Clapton Orient
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1931
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:4

John William Smith, known as Jack Smith (28 October 1898 – 19 January 1977) was an English international footballer, who played as an inside-right.[2]

Career

Born in Whitburn, Smith played for North Shields Athletic, before moving to South Shields, where he made 264 League appearances in eight seasons. He went on to join Portsmouth and played in the 1934 FA Cup Final side that lost to Manchester City in April 1934.[3]

He earned three caps for England in 1931.

Four of his six brothers were also footballers. Billy also played for South Shields and Portsmouth and the two played together in the 1934 Cup Final.[3] [4] Sep played for Leicester City, and played against his brothers in the semi-final of the competition.[5] Tom played for South Shields and later played for Manchester United and Northampton Town. Joe played reserve football for Leicester and later played for Watford.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: The lure of promotion. South Shields . Athletic News . Manchester . 13 August 1923 . 6.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2012. 2002. SoccerData. Nottingham. 978-1-905891-61-0. 279.
  3. Web site: Manchester City 2 Portsmouth 1. fa-cupfinals.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404023524/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1934.htm. 4 April 2010. dead. 28 January 2020.
  4. Web site: History . Bob . Wray . South Shields F.C. . 15 March 2018 . 14 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814130543/https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/history-of-south-shields-fc/ . dead .
  5. Web site: In pictures: LCFC's memorabilia . BBC Leicester . 30 October 2009 . 15 March 2018 .
  6. Web site: Joseph Kirby SMITH . watfordfcarchive.com . 15 March 2018 .