Jack Smith (Port Vale)

Jack Smith
Personal information
Full nameJohn W. Smith[1]
Playing positionLeft half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1892–1895Burslem Port Vale26(0)
Total26(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John W. "Jack" 'Smith was a 19th-century footballer.

Playing career

Smith joined Burslem Port Vale in June 1892 and made his debut at left-half in a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield United on 17 December 1892.[1] He was a regular in the side from September 1893, but his career ground to halt on New Years Day 1894 as he injured an ankle in a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough Ironopolis.[1] He played few games from then until his release in the summer of 1895.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1892–93Second Division40100050
1893–941400000140
1894–9580001090
Total 2601010280

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.