Freddie Smart
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| Full name | Frederick George Smart[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1906 Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 85)[3] Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 0 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick George Smart (c. 1906 – 1991) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing.[4][6][7]
Playing career
Huddersfield
Smart was signed by Huddersfield in December 1925 from rugby union club Torquay Athletic.[1]
Wakefield Trinity
Smart was signed by Wakefield Trinity in December 1930.[8]
Freddie Smart extended Ted Bateson's 'most tries in a season' record for Wakefield Trinity with 29-tries scored in the 1931–32 season, this record would stand for 22-years, when it was extended by Denis John Boocker in the 1953–54 season.
Fred Smart played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 0-8 defeat by Leeds in the 1932 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932, played on the wing in the 5-5 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 27 October 1934, played on the wing in the 2-2 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1934–35 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 31 October 1934, played on the wing in the 0-13 defeat by Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup Final second replay during the 1934–35 season at Parkside, Hunslet on Wednesday 7 November 1934, and played on the wing in the 2-9 defeat by York in the 1936 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936.
International honours
Fred Smart won a cap for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity in the 19-51 defeat by Australia at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 30 December 1933.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Huddersfield's New Three-Quarter". Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. 22 December 1925. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937". footballzone.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Mr F. G. Smart". Chad. Mansfield. 24 April 1991. p. 42 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Player Summary: Freddie Smart". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "Smart to Play For Wakefield". Yorkshire Post. 6 December 1930. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.
