Dick Smith (footballer, born 1889)

Richard Smith (1889 – 1939) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Dick Smith

Personal information
Full name	Richard Smith[1]
Date of birth	1889[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	1939 (aged 50)[1]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Newcastle Town
1913–1915	Stoke	32	(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Smith was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Newcastle Town before joining Stoke in 1913.[1] In his first season with the club Smith hit ten goals in the Southern League and managed the same amount the following season helping the club win the league and with it re-gaining their place in the Football League.[1] He left the club at the end of the season and joined the army.[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1913–14	15	10	1	1	16	11
	1914–15	17	10	0	0	17	10
Career Total		32	20	1	1	33	21

Honours

Stoke

• Southern Football League Division Two champion: 1914–15

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.