Herbert Smith (footballer, born 1877)

Herbert Smith
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Smith^[1]
Date of birth	22 November 1877
Place of birth	Witney, England^[1]
Date of death	6 January 1951(1951-01-06) (aged 73)^[1]
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Witney
–	Richmond
–	Reading
1902–1903	Stoke	3	(0)
–	Oxford City
–	Reading
1906–1907	Derby County	1	(0)
–	Reading
–	Oxford City
National team
1903-1906	England	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Men's Football
Olympic medalist

Medal record
Gold	1908 London	Team Competition

Herbert Smith (22 November 1877 – 6 January 1951) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County and Stoke.^[1] He also competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at left-back.

Career

He was born in Witney, Oxfordshire and was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He had previously made four appearances for the full England team in 1905 and 1906.

Smith played for a number of clubs including Reading, Oxford City as well as short spells with Football League clubs Derby County in 1906 and Stoke in 1902.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1902–03	3	0	0	0	3	0
Derby County	1906–07	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total		4	0	0	0	4	0

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

External links

Great Britain squad – 1908 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists

Bailey Barlow Bell Berry Brebner Chapman Corbett Crabtree Daffern Hardman Hawkes Hunt Porter Purnell Scothern Smith Stapley Woodward