| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Longton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1944 | ||
| Playing position | Inside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1902 | Burton United | 0 | (0) |
| 1903 | Stoke | 3 | (0) |
| – | Wrexham | ||
| – | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 1910–1915 | Stoke | 138 | (67) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alfred Smith (born 1880 in Longton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one hundred and forty appearances.
Smith Initially signed for Stoke in 1904, he made his League debut against Nottingham Forest in March 1904 but however he failed to impress the management team and left for Wrexham. Four years later, after serving with Crewe he returned to the Victoria Ground, a much wiser and experienced footballer. In 1910-11 season Smith scored an impressive 35 goals in 44 games for Stoke. He announced his retirement in 1915. Smith then became vice-captain of Longton Cricket Club.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1903–04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1903–04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 35 | |
| 1911–12 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| 1912–13 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | |
| 1913–14 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 16 | |
| 1914–15 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| Career Total | 141 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 150 | 71 | |