| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John W. Smith | ||
| Position(s) | 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. 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. He played few games from then until his release in the summer of 1895.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1892–93 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1893–94 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1894–95 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Jack Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)