Thomas Smith (Australian footballer)

Thomas Smith
Personal information
Full nameThomas George Smith
Date of birth1851
Place of birthWoolwich, England
Date of deathDecember 1909 (age 60)[1]
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1870–1876
1877–1881
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide

69[2]
Career highlights

Thomas George Smith (1851–1909) was an Australian football player. He was a foundation player of the Port Adelaide Football Club in 1870 and was also an inaugural player in the club's first SAFA season. During the first three seasons of the SAFA, Thomas Smith won Port Adelaide's best and fairest award every year.

Outside of football Smith was a tailor who worked on Commercial Road Port Adelaide.[3][4]

References

  1. http://boards.ancestry.com.au/localities.oceania.australia.sa.general/2280/mb.ashx
  2. http://pafchonourboard.com.au/
  3. "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868–1881) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 21 December 1878. p. 11. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. http://boards.ancestry.com.au/localities.oceania.australia.sa.general/2280/mb.ashx