Thomas Potter Smith(July 1901 – 1 September 1978) was an English professionalfootballerwho made nearly 400 appearances in theFootball Leagueplaying as aninside leftorleft halfforMerthyr Town(two spells),Hull City,Hartlepools United,Cardiff CityandBrighton & Hove Albion,where he spent the majority of his career.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Potter Smith | ||
| Date of birth | July 1901[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne,England | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 1978(aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Brighton,England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left,left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1922 | St Peter's Albion | ||
| 1922–1923 | Merthyr Town | 18 | (6) |
| 1923–1924 | Hull City | 8 | (2) |
| 1924–1925 | Hartlepools United | 30 | (7) |
| 1925–1926 | Merthyr Town | 14 | (4) |
| 1926–1929 | Cardiff City | 42 | (7) |
| 1929–1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 281 | (40) |
| 1937–1938 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1938–19?? | Gloucester City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editSmith was born inNewcastle upon Tyne.[1]He played local football for St Peter's Albion before beginning a tour of theFootball League.After single seasons withMerthyr Town,Hull City,Hartlepools Unitedand Merthyr Town again, before joiningCardiff Cityin 1929, where he spent three seasons disrupted by injury. In 1929, he signed forBrighton & Hove Albion,where he established himself as a first-team regular, averaging 40 league matches a season over an eight-year spell. After a season withCrystal Palacewithout a league appearance,[1][2]he moved intonon-league footballwithGloucester City,where he acted asplayer-coach.[3]Smith died inBrightonin 1978 at the age of 77.[1]
References
edit- ^abcdefCarder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997).Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 226.ISBN978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^Joyce, Michael (2004).Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939.Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 211.ISBN978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^"Glo'ster City team managership".Gloucester Citizen.21 October 1938. p. 6.
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