George W. Smith (footballer)

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George W. Smith
Personal information
Full name	George Westwater Smith
Date of birth	Jun 6 1898
Place of birth	Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death	Sep 4 1987
Place of death	Lanark, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Parkhead
1921–1932	Chelsea	351	(0)
1932	East Fife	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Westwater Smith (6 June 1898, Wishaw - 4 Semtember 1987, Lanark) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back in the English Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.

Born in Parkhead, Glasgow, he started out with his local side Parkhead F.C., before enjoying a long career with Chelsea.

Smith joined Chelsea in 1921 and went on to play 351 league matches for them (370 in all senior games) until 1932. Whilst at the club, he played in three FA Cup games where Chelsea defeated opposition from a higher league.

After leaving Chelsea he played for Scottish side East Fife for a matter of a few months.

References

Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Players Appearances
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
"George Smith". Player database. Chelsea FC. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
Steve Porter (2008). "Chelsea". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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