Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870)

Bobby Smith

Personal information
Full name	Robert Smith[1]
Date of birth	1870[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Newcastle Swifts
1891	Stoke	1	(0)
1892	Burslem Port Vale	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Smith (born 1870; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Smith was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Stoke in 1891.^[1] He played one match in the Football League which came in a 3–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1891–92 season where he played in place of the injured Davy Brodie.^[1] He was released soon after and joined Burslem Port Vale where he failed to make a first-team appearance.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Division	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	Football League	1891–92	1	0	0	0	1	0
Burslem Port Vale	Second Division	1892–93	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Bobby Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)