James Smith (Scottish footballer)

James Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Third Lanark, Clyde, Port Vale, Fulham and Dundee United.

James Smith
Personal information
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rutherglen Glencairn
Glentoran
1911–1919 Third Lanark 65 (21)
1913Abercorn (loan) 13 (4)
1919–1921 Clyde 27 (9)
1919–1920Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
1920Clackmannan (loan)
1921Inverkeithing United (loan)
1921–1922 Plymouth Argyle 1 (0)
1922 Port Vale 7 (2)
1922–1923 Fulham 5 (1)
1924–1925 Dundee United 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Smith played for Rutherglen Glencairn, Glentoran, Third Lanark, Abercorn (loan), Clydebank (as a guest), Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic (loan), Clackmannan (loan), Inverkeithing United (loan)[2] and Plymouth Argyle, before joining Port Vale in May 1922.[1] He played seven games in the 1922–23 season, and claimed goals against Fulham and Coventry City at Craven Cottage and Highfield Road.[1] He badly twisted a knee during a goalless draw at Clapton Orient on 23 September.[1] His contract was cancelled by mutual consent the next month and he moved on to Fulham.[1]

Personal life

Smith worked at J.L. Thompson and Sons during the First World War.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 1921–22[4] Third Division South 100010
Port Vale 1922–23[5] Second Division 720072
Fulham 1922–23[5] Second Division 510051

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Fulham Players and the First World War – University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. "GoS-DB Players". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. James Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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