| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmund Smith | ||
| Date of birth | (1902-10-23)October 23, 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | August 7, 1978(1978-08-07) (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Andover, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Arbroath | |||
| –1926 | Shawsheen Indians | 22 | (9) |
| 1926 | Bethlehem Steel | 4 | (3) |
| 1926– | Holley Carburetor | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edmund "Eddie" Smith (October 25, 1902 – August 7, 1978) was a soccer player who played as a forward. He played professionally in both Scotland and the United States. Born in Scotland, he earned one cap for the United States national team.
Professional
Smith played for Scottish club Arbroath F.C. before moving to the United States where he signed with the Shawsheen Indians of Andover, Massachusetts. In 1925, the Indians won the U S Open Cup 3–0 over the Canadian Club of Chicago. In 1926, the Indians entered the American Soccer League, but folded twenty-six games into the 1926–1927 season. In 1926, Smith joined Bethlehem Steel. He played only four league games, scoring three goals, before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He continued to play in the Michigan Professional League playing for Holley Carburetor.
Soccer career
When he moved to Detroit, Smith played for Holly Carburetor and the Ford Motor Company. He later moved back to Andover where he worked as a caretaker of the Spring Grove Cemetery.
National team
Smith earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6–2 win over Canada on November 6, 1926. Played at Ebbets Field N.Y.
See also
External links
- Bethlehem Steel profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2009)
References
- "U.S. Soccer History - 1925". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- U.S. international results at RSSSF Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- 1902 births
- 1978 deaths
- Footballers from Arbroath
- Scottish men's footballers
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Bethlehem Steel F.C. (1907–1930) players
- Holley Carburetor F.C. players
- British emigrants to the United States
- Shawsheen Indians players
- United States men's international soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen