Wilf Smith (footballer, born 1917)

Wilf Smith
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Smith[1]
Date of birth (1917-04-18)18 April 1917[1]
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 4 May 1995(1995-05-04) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Hot Lane Juniors
Sneyd Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1950 Port Vale 87 (0)
Buxton
Stafford Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilfred Smith (18 April 1917 – 4 May 1995) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale either side of World War II. He made 164 appearances for the club in league and cup competitions, and later played for Buxton and Stafford Rangers.

Playing career

Smith joined Port Vale from Sneyd Colliery in October 1936.[1] He made his Third Division North debut in the 1936–37 season, before playing 21 league games in the 1937–38 campaign.[1] He made 37 appearances in the Third Division South during the 1938–39 campaign.[1] He guested for Nottingham Forest and Southend United during World War II.[1] He returned to The Old Recreation Ground after the war, and featured 27 times in the 1946–47 season.[1] He played only once in each of the 1947–48 and 1948–49 campaigns, and was given a free transfer in April 1950 by manager Gordon Hodgson.[1] He finished his career playing for non-league sides Buxton and Stafford Rangers, before becoming a scout for Portsmouth.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1936–37 Third Division North 10000010
1937–38 Third Division North 2100010220
1938–39 Third Division South 3702010400
1939–40 00002020
1945–46 00600060
1946–47 Third Division South 2602000280
1947–48 Third Division South 10000010
1948–49 Third Division South 10000010
Total 870100401010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 275. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Wilf Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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