Players
Index
|
Arnold Smith Profile |
|
Full
name |
Arnold Kirke
Smith |
|
Popular name |
Arnold Smith |
|
Born |
23 April 1850
at Ecclesfield, near Sheffield |
|
Died |
8 October 1927 |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Smith was
educated at Cheltenham College before going up to the Oxford University.
During his career he also represented the Sheffield FA and played for the
original Sheffield club. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1872-73; |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
eleven who became the first players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Forward; |
|
First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 22 years, 221 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872, Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 22 years,
221 days. |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
Beyond
England |
|
After leaving university,
he was ordained in 1875 and became the curate at
Biggleswade for two years. He was then curate at Eaton Socon from 1877
to 1881 before moving to Somersham, Cambridgeshire, where he became vicar
in 1883. After six years, he was then appointed as vicar at Boxworth where
he remained until his death on 8 October 1927. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.225. |
|
Arnold Smith
- Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals Avg |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0.000 |
0 |
None |
|
Arnold Smith
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
| Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Arnold Smith - Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Arnold Smith
- Match History |
|
Club: Oxford University F.C. - 1 cap |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 1 cap |
|
App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
1 |
Scotland |
30-Nov-1872 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
F |
0 |
0 |
AD |
Start |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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