| Jack Smith | |
| Fullname: | John Smith |
| Position: | Forward |
| Birth Date: | 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Wednesfield, England |
| Clubs1: | Cannock |
| Clubs2: | Stafford Road |
| Years3: | 1902–1906 |
| Clubs3: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 104 |
| Goals3: | 38 |
| Years4: | 1906–1907 |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1907–1908 |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 1908–1909 |
| Clubs6: | Norwich City |
| Years7: | 1909–1911 |
| Clubs7: | Luton Town |
| Years8: | 1911–1912 |
| Clubs8: | Millwall |
| Years9: | 1912–19?? |
| Clubs9: | Coventry City |
John Smith (1882 – after 1911) was an English professional footballer who scored 39 goals in 110 appearances in First Division of the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham.[1] He played as a forward.
Smith was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, and played for Cannock and for Stafford Road before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1906.[2] He scored twice on his debut in the Football League on the opening day of the 1902–03 season, in a 3–0 home win against Derby County.[3] He continued to score at a respectable rate, and two seasons later was Wolves' leading scorer jointly with Billy Wooldridge.[4] In April 1906, with Wolves' relegation from the First Division confirmed,[5] Smith joined fellow First Division club Birmingham; they still had three games left to play, in which he contributed one goal.[6] However, as a short, stocky man he did not fit in with Birmingham's style of play, and less than a year later he moved on, to Southern League club Bristol Rovers.[2] In his only season with Rovers he scored 10 goals in 31 Southern League games,[7] and then embarked on a tour of the Southern League, playing in turn for Norwich City, Luton Town, Millwall and Coventry City.[2]