Edmund Smith (soccer)

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Eddie Smith
Personal information
Full name Edmund Smith
Date of birth October 23, 1902(1902-10-23)
Place of birth    Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death    August 7, 1978 (aged 75)
Place of death    Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

-1926
1926
Arbroath
Shawsheen Indians
Bethlehem Steel

22 (9)
04 (3)   
National team
1926 United States 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Edmund "Eddie" Smith (born October 23, 1902 in Arbroath, Scotland, died August 7, 1978 in Andover, Massachusetts) was a Scottish-U.S. soccer forward. He played professionally in both Scotland and the United States. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

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[edit] Professional

Smith played for Scottish club Arbroath F.C. before moving to the United States where he signed with the Shawsheen Indians of Andover, Massachusetts. In 1925, the Indians won the U.S. Open Cup 3-0 over the Canadian Club of Chicago.[1]. In 1926, the Indians entered the American Soccer League, but folded twenty-six games into the 1926-1927 season.[1] In 1926, Smith joined Bethlehem Steel F.C. He played only four league games, scoring three goals, before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He continued to play in the amateur Michigan Industrial League.

[edit] Non-soccer career

When he moved to Detroit, Smith worked for the Ford Motor Company. He later moved back to Andover where he worked as a caretaker of the Spring Garden Cemetery.

[edit] National team

Smith earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-2 win over Canada on November 6, 1926.[2]

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