Jack Smith (Port Vale)

Jack Smith
Personal information
Full name John W. Smith[1]
Position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1895 Burslem Port Vale 26 (0)
Total 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John W. Smith was a 19th-century footballer.

Career

Smith joined Burslem Port Vale in June 1892 and made his debut at left-half in a 4–0 defeat at Sheffield United on 17 December 1892.[1] He was a regular in the side from September 1893, but his career ground to halt on New Years Day 1894 as he injured an ankle in a 3–1 defeat at Middlesbrough Ironopolis.[1] He played few games from then until his release in the summer of 1895.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1892–93Second Division40100050
1893–94Second Division1400000140
1894–95Second Division80001090
Total 2601010280

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Jack Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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