Philip Smith (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
Date of death |
29 September 1918 (aged 32–33) | ||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
Playing position | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Knutton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1906 | Burslem Port Vale | 25 | (8) |
Crewe Alexandra | |||
1909–1910 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
1910–1911 | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
1911–1912 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
Total | 25 | (8) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Philip Smith (1885 – 29 September 1918) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic. He was killed in action during World War I.[1]
Playing career
Smith played for Knutton, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1905.[2] After making his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 2 September, he became a regular in the first team.[2] He got his first League goal seven days later, in a 4–3 win over Chesterfield at the Athletic Ground.[2] He claimed eight goals in 25 Second Division appearances in the 1905–06 season.[2] However he was later released, most likely in the summer of 1906.[2] He later played for Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic.
Military service
Smith served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during World War I, and was killed in action whilst fighting in the Western Front on 29 September 1918.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced by Philip Smith profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1905–06 | Second Division | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 |
Chelsea | 1909–10 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Burnley | 1910–11 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 |