James Smith (footballer, born 1908)

James Smith (6 May 1908 – July 1956) was an English footballer who made 137 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City and Bradford City. He played at left back.[2]

James Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-05-06)6 May 1908[1]
Place of birth Thurnscoe, England
Date of death July 1956 (aged 48)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brodsworth
1929–1931 Doncaster Rovers 20 (0)
1931–1936 Lincoln City 116 (3)
1936–1937 Bradford City 1 (0)
1937–1938 Peterborough United 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Smith was born in Thurnscoe, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[1] He played football for local team Brodsworth before joining Doncaster Rovers of the Football League Third Division North. He made 20 league appearances[2] before joining fellow Northern Section club Lincoln City ahead of the 1931–32 Football League season. Smith made his Lincoln debut in November 1931, and appeared regularly as they won the division title that season, to earn promotion to the Second Division. He stayed with the club for five years,[1] and then joined Bradford City, for whom he made just one Second Division appearance. He left Bradford City in August 1937[3] and spent the 1937–38 season with Peterborough United in the Midland League.[4]

Smith died in July 1956 at the age of 48.[1]

References
  1. "James Smith". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2013. Season details are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 388, 407. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  4. "James Smith Matches for Peterborough". Up the Posh. Chris Wilkinson. Retrieved 20 March 2013.


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