Steve
Smith |
Aston Villa FC
1 appearance,
1 goal on debut
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 3: A 0
100% successful
1895-1901
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Stephen Smith |
Birth |
Wednesday,
14 January 1874 in Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire |
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registered in Uttoxeter January-March 1874 |
Baptism |
Tuesday, 20 January 1874 at St. Nicholas Church, Abbots Bromley |
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According to the
1881
census, Stephen is the fourth of six children to Stephen and Elizabeth
(née Collier).
His father is a general labourer and they live at 27 Crop Street in
Rugeley. |
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According to the
1891
census, Stephen, a coalminer, is now the oldest of the three children
remaining at home still living with their parents home, now at 25 Cross
Street in Rugeley. His father is a platelayer. |
Marriage |
to Susannah Blastock, on 3 June 1895 at St. Peter's Church, Hednesford.
Stephen is an
engine driver and they both live at Hazel Slade. |
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registered in Cannock April-June 1895 |
Children |
Steve & Susan Blastock had
three children together. Stephen Charles (b.27
March 1896), William (b.10 May 1900)
and Irene Elizabeth (b.29 February 1908) |
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According to the 1901 census,
Smith, along with seven other footballers, is visiting Blackpool, for
they are staying at the Station Hotel on Talbot Road. Stephen is now
married to Susan and they have two children, Stephen and William. They
live at 3 Chapel Street in Hazel Slade area of Cannock. |
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(His father
died 26 April 1908) According to the
1911
census, Stephen, a fishmonger, is still married. They have a third child,
Irene. They live at 141 Fawcett Road in Southsea. |
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(His mother died on 19 January
1920) According to the
1921 census, Stephen, a fish merchant, still married and still living at
141 Fawcett Road, with two of is children, William and Irene. His oldest
son, Stephen is now married to Nellie and they are visitors. |
Death |
Sunday, 19 May 1935,
at The Oxford County and City Mental Hospital, Sandford Road, Littlemore,
living at Roke Stores, Benson, Oxfordshire. |
aged
61 years 125 days |
registered in Ploughley April-June 1935 |
Funeral |
Friday, 24 May 1935 in Benson |
Probate |
"SMITH
Stephen of Roke Stores Benson
Oxfordshire
died 19 May 1935 at Littlemore Hospital Littlemore Oxfordshire
Administration
London 7 November to Susan
Smith widow directors.
Effects £592 8s."
[2023 equivalent: £34,613] |
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His wife, Susan Smith, as Blastock, died on 24 January
1973 in Wednesbury |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his playing
career with Cannock Town FC and also appeared with Rugeley Colliery FC, Ceal FC of
Hednesford, the local coalminers football club, and then joined Hednesford Town
FC for the 1892-93 season, joining Aston Villa FC
in 1893. Transferred to Portsmouth FC in May 1901 and onto New Brompton FC
in 1906, stepping up to the player-manager position in November 1906 until
1908. |
League honours
161 appearances 35 goals |
Aston Villa FC 1893-1901 161 appearances 35 goals debut: 28 October 1893
Aston Villa FC 4
Burnley FC 0 last: 22 April 1901 Derby County FC 3 Aston Villa FC 0. |
Club honours |
Football League
Champions 1893-94 (15ᵃ 2ᵍ), 1895-96 (11ᵃ 2ᵍ),
1896-97 (15ᵃ 3ᵍ), 1898-99 (27ᵃ 2ᵍ), 1899-1900 (31ᵃ 7ᵍ), third place 1894-95 (26ᵃ
13ᵍ) FA Cup winners 1894-95 (5ᵃ 5ᵍ),
1896-97 (4ᵃ 1ᵍᵍ), semi-finalists 1900-01 (6ᵃ 1);
Southern League winners 1901-02; |
Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances) |
Distinctions |
None |
Height/Weight |
5'
4", 11st.
6lbs [1895],
5'
6", 11st.
6lbs [1895, Lichfield Mercury]. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England Career |
Player number |
227th
player to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Outside-left |
Only match |
No. 55, 6 April 1895, England 3
Scotland 0, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton,
Liverpool, aged 21 years
82 days.
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1894-95; |
Team honours |
British Championship 1894-95; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
None |
Beyond England |
A fishmonger in Portsmouth
immediately after retirement. An Oxfordshire shopkeeper for his
last three years of his life. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.229. |