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Mattha Smith
Personal information
Full name Matthew Smith
Date of birth 31 December 1897
Place of birth Stevenston, Scotland
Date of death 16 May 1953(1953-05-16) (aged 55)
Place of death Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1916 Ardeer Thistle
1916–1931 Kilmarnock 413 (109)
1931–1933 Ayr United 33 (3)
1933–1934 Galston
International career
1916 Scotland Juniors 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Smith (31 December 1897 – 16 May 1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 410 appearances in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock as a forward. He captained the club and is the only player to have won two major trophies during their time at Rugby Park. He was capped by Scotland at junior level. After retiring from football, Smith coached at Ardrossan Winton Rovers and returned to Kilmarnock as a scout.

Personal life

Smith's grandson Gordon also became a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1916–17 Scottish Division One 35 11 ― 35 11
1917–18 29 13 ― 29 13
1919–20 30 6 4 0 34 6
1920–21 38 10 0 0 38 10
1921–22 34 7 1 0 35 7
1922–23 36 5 3 1 39 6
1923–24 30 6 2 0 32 6
1924–25 36 14 3 1 39 15
1925–26 35 8 1 0 36 8
1926–27 1 0 0 0 1 0
1927–28 26 3 3 2 29 5
1928–29 31 13 6 2 37 15
1929–30 37 10 1 0 38 10
1930–31 15 0 3 0 18 0
Total 413 109 24 6 437 115
Ayr United 1931–32 Scottish Division One 16 0 2 0 18 0
1932–33 17 3 3 0 20 3
Total 33 3 5 0 38 3
Career total 446 112 29 6 475 118
  1. Smith missed the entire 1918–19 season due to injury.

Honours

Kilmarnock

References

  1. ^ "Mattha Smith | Former Players". www.killiefc.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock Player Mattha Smith Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "Inaugural Kilmarnock FC Hall Of Fame Dinner". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
Kilmarnock F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
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