Andy Smith (footballer, born 1890)

Andy Smith
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Walter Smith
Date of birth	April 1890 (1890-04)
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	1968 (aged 77–78)
Playing position	Centre forward
Youth career
–	Langley Green Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Crosswell's Brewery
1912–1919	Birmingham	54	(33)
1919–1923	West Bromwich Albion	79	(20)
1923	Stoke	5	(0)
1923	Wigan Borough	3	(1)
–	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	0	(0)
Total		141	(54)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Andrew Walter "Andy" Smith (April 1890 – 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward or inside right. He scored 54 goals from 141 appearances in the Football League.^[1]

Career

Smith was born in Camberwell, London. He joined Birmingham as an amateur in 1912 and turned professional two years later. Before the First World War interrupted his career, he played two full seasons and was Birmingham's leading goalscorer in each. He made guest appearances for Manchester City during the war. Before League football resumed post-war he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £100, and helped them to their first (and as of 2010 only) League championship. He scored both goals in the 1920 FA Charity Shield victory against Second Division champions Tottenham Hotspur. In 1923 he moved to Stoke, followed by Wigan Borough and Bournemouth, but hardly played.

Honours

with Birmingham
- Club's top scorer 1914, 1915
with West Bromwich Albion
- Football League First Division champions 1920
- Charity Shield winners 1920

References

General

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Ramsdale, Bernard (2005). "Wigan Borough : Wigan Borough Players A to Z (part three)". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.

Specific

↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

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