Archie Smith (footballer, born 1872)

For other people named Archie Smith, see Archie Smith (disambiguation).

Archie Smith
Smith in 1901
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Robert Smith
Nickname(s)	Snapper
Date of birth	16 February 1872
Place of birth	Prahran, Victoria
Date of death	20 July 1961(1961-07-20) (aged 89)
Place of death	Abbotsford, Victoria[1]
Original team(s)	Richmond (VFA)
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1892–1902	Collingwood	176 (205)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Career highlights
VFA premiership: 1896 VFL leading goalkicker: 1898 7x Collingwood leading goalkicker: 1892, 1894–1895, 1897–1900
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Robert Smith (16 February 1872 – 20 July 1961)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the years leading up to and following the formation of the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Playing career

Smith, who was recruited from Richmond, was Collingwood's main target up forward during his career.^[3] He made his VFL debut in Collingwood's inaugural VFL game, against St Kilda in round one, 1897, and went on to top the club goal-kicking in each of his first four seasons.^[4] Smith's tally of 31 goals in 1898 was enough to win the VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal.^[4] Although he wasn't the most prolific forward for Collingwood in 1901, his 30 goals helped his club reach the 1901 VFL grand final, where they lost to Essendon.^[5]

Smith's career total of 205 goals was a club record until broken by Dick Lee in 1910.

References

1. "Births, Marriages, Deaths". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 21 July 1961. p. 17.
2. "Archie Smith". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
5. "Essendon v Collingwood - Sat, 7-Sep-1901 2:50 PM - Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

External links

• Archie Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Archie Smith's profile at Collingwood Forever