Elijah Smith (footballer)

Elijah Smith
Personal information
Full name Elijah Smith[1]
Date of birth 1860[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death Unknown
Playing position Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Tunstall
1883–1890 Stoke 25 (0)
– Stafford Road
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Elijah Smith (1860 – unknown) was an English footballer who played for in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Smith played for local side Tunstall before joining Stoke in 1883.[1] Smith combined being a footballer with his work as a vicar at the local church because of this he was known as 'Father Smith' to his Stoke teammates.[1] He played in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup against Manchester in a 2–1 defeat. He was also a member of Stoke team which competed in the first season of the Football League where he made 21 appearances in the 1888–89 season.[1] He played a further four matches for Stoke before leaving in 1890 and he joined Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1883–84 —1010
1884–85 —0000
1885–86 —2020
1886–87 —1010
1887–88 —4040
1888–89 21000210
1889–90 400040
Career Total 25080330

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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