Philip Smith | |
Birth Date: | 1885[1] |
Birth Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
Death Place: | Pas-de-Calais, France |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthclubs1: | Knutton |
Years1: | 1905–1906 |
Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
Caps1: | 25 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Clubs2: | Crewe Alexandra |
Years3: | 1910 |
Clubs3: | Chelsea |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1910–1911 |
Clubs4: | Burnley |
Caps4: | 7 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1911–1912 |
Clubs5: | Crewe Alexandra |
Clubs6: | Stalybridge Celtic |
Totalcaps: | 25 |
Totalgoals: | 8 |
Philip Smith (1885 – 29 September 1918) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic. He was killed in action during World War I.[2]
Smith played for Knutton before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1905.[3] After making his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 2 September, he became a regular in the first-team.[3] He got his first League goal seven days later, in a 4–3 win over Chesterfield at the Athletic Ground.[3] He claimed eight goals in 25 Second Division appearances in the 1905–06 season.[3] However, he was later released, most likely in the summer of 1906.[3] He later played for Crewe Alexandra, before joining Chelsea for a £250 fee in April 1910.[1] He played one First Division match for the club, a 1–0 defeat at Bristol City on 16 April 1910.[1] He left Chelsea in October 1910 and went on to play for Burnley and Stalybridge Celtic.
Smith was the older brother of footballer Joe Smith.[4] He served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during World War I and was killed in action whilst fighting in the Western Front on 29 September 1918.
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Burslem Port Vale | 1905–06 | Second Division | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | |
Chelsea | 1909–10 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Burnley | 1910–11 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 |