Mattha Smith

Matthew Smith (31 December 1897 – 16 May 1953) was a Scottish professional football forward who made over 340 appearances in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock and was captain of the club.[3] He was capped by Scotland at junior level.[4] After retiring from football, Smith coached at Ardrossan Winton Rovers and returned to Kilmarnock as a scout.[5][1]

Mattha Smith
Personal information
Full name Matthew Smith[1]
Date of birth 31 December 1897
Place of birth Stevenston, Scotland
Date of death 16 May 1953(1953-05-16) (aged 55)[1]
Place of death Kilmarnock, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1916 Ardeer Thistle
1916–1931 Kilmarnock 349 (85)
1931–1933 Ayr United 33 (3)
1933–1934 Galston
National team
1916 Scotland Juniors 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Kilmarnock

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1919–20[3] Scottish First Division 30 6 4 0 34 6
1920–21[3] 38 10 0 0 38 10
1921–22[3] 34 7 1 0 35 7
1922–23[3] 36 5 3 1 39 6
1923–24[3] 30 6 2 0 32 6
1924–25[3] 36 14 3 1 39 15
1925–26[3] 35 8 1 0 36 8
1926–27[3] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1927–28[3] 26 3 3 2 29 5
1928–29[3] 31 13 6 2 37 15
1929–30[3] 37 10 1 0 38 10
1930–31[3] 15 0 3 0 18 0
Total 349 85 24 6 373 91
Ayr United 1931–32[2] Scottish First Division 16 0 2 0 18 0
1932–33[2] 17 3 3 0 20 3
Total 33 3 5 0 38 3
Career total 382 88 29 6 411 94

References

  1. "Mattha Smith | Former Players". www.killiefc.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. "Kilmarnock Player Mattha Smith Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scotland Junior Internationals". Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "Inaugural Kilmarnock FC Hall Of Fame Dinner". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


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