Andrew Smith (footballer, born 1879)

Andrew W. Smith (1879–1960) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, the Scottish Football League for East Stirlingshire, and the Southern Football League for several clubs.

Andrew Smith
Personal information
Date of birth 1879
Place of birth Slamannan, Scotland
Date of death 1960 (aged 80–81)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895 Vale of Garron
1896 East Stirlingshire
1897–1898 Stoke 0 (0)
1897 Stenhousemuir
1898 East Stirlingshire
1899 Clackmannan
1900–1903 West Bromwich Albion 23 (8)
1903 Newton Heath 0 (0)
1903–1906 Bristol Rovers 70 (35)
1906 Millwall Athletic
1906 Swindon Town[1] 28 (11)
1907 Leyton
1907 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1908 Treharris
1909 East Stirlingshire
1909 Vale of Leven
1910–1912 Wednesbury Old Athletic
1912 Brierley Hill Alliance
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

After spells with East Stirlingshire, Vale of Garron and Stoke, Smith joined West Bromwich Albion in 1900. He made 23 appearances in the Football League, scoring eight times.[2] He had a brief spell with Newton Heath early in 1903, before joining Bristol Rovers the same year. He scored 35 goals in 70 appearances for Rovers.[3]

While at Bristol Rovers he won a Southern League title in the 1904–05 season, when he was also the division's top goalscorer. He then had spells with Millwall Athletic, Swindon Town and Leyton, before re-joining Rovers in 1908.[4]

He ended his career in the midlands, playing firstly for Wednesbury Old Athletic, then finally Brierley Hill Alliance. After finishing his footballing career he returned to his native Scotland, where he worked in a steel factory and as a docker. He died in Glasgow in 1960.[5]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1897–98 First Division 000000
West Bromwich Albion 1900–01 First Division 8220102
1901–02 Second Division 13600136
1902–03 First Division 200020
Career Total 28820308
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References
  1. "Player profile: Andy Smith". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 241. ISBN 1899468676.
  3. Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 492. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
  4. "Back to Bristol Rovers". London Daily News. 19 February 1908. Retrieved 15 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "A-Z of West Midlands Football". Black Country Bugle. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. Andrew Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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