Date of birth | 17 February 1915 |
Place of birth | Batley, Yorkshire |
Nationality | English |
Position | Centre forward |
Smith was a quick, two-footed centre-forward arrived who proved to be an excellent signing from Huddersfield Town whilst still a teenager. His scoring rate ranks highly amongst the revered Newcastle marksmen and his sale to Manchester United did not go down well on the Gallowgate terraces. Leading scorer for Manchester United during WW2 (160 goals). He also played as a war guest for Blackburn Rovers, Burnley and Liverpool.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Huddersfield Town | 01 Jun 1932 | 01 Sep 1934 | |
Newcastle United | 01 Sep 1934 | 01 Feb 1938 | |
Manchester United | 01 Feb 1938 | 01 Mar 1946 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 01 Mar 1946 | 01 May 1947 | |
Port Vale | 01 May 1947 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1934-35 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1934-35 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 27 | 16 |
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1935-36 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 5 | 4 |
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1935-36 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 31 | 22 |
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1936-37 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1936-37 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 28 | 24 |
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1937-38 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 17 | 8 |
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1937-38 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1937-38 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 18 | 7 |
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1938-39 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1938-39 | Manchester United | League Division One | 19 | 6 |
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1944-45 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 2 | 2 |
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1945-46 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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22 Sep 1934 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
29 Sep 1934 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
06 Oct 1934 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
13 Oct 1934 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
20 Oct 1934 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
27 Oct 1934 | Port Vale v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
03 Nov 1934 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
10 Nov 1934 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
17 Nov 1934 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
24 Nov 1934 | Notts County v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
01 Dec 1934 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
08 Dec 1934 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
15 Dec 1934 | Newcastle United v Oldham Athletic | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
22 Dec 1934 | Burnley v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
25 Dec 1934 | Newcastle United v Hull City | W | 6-2 | League Division Two | |
26 Dec 1934 | Hull City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
29 Dec 1934 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
01 Jan 1935 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
05 Jan 1935 | Brentford v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
19 Jan 1935 | Newcastle United v Fulham | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
26 Jan 1935 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
02 Feb 1935 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
09 Feb 1935 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
23 Feb 1935 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
02 Mar 1935 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
09 Mar 1935 | Newcastle United v Port Vale | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
06 Apr 1935 | Newcastle United v Notts County | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
04 May 1935 | Newcastle United v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
26 Oct 1935 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
02 Nov 1935 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
09 Nov 1935 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
16 Nov 1935 | Newcastle United v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
23 Nov 1935 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
30 Nov 1935 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
07 Dec 1935 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
14 Dec 1935 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
26 Dec 1935 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
28 Dec 1935 | Bradford Park Avenue v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
01 Jan 1936 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
04 Jan 1936 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-4 | League Division Two | |
11 Jan 1936 | Walsall v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
18 Jan 1936 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
25 Jan 1936 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
29 Jan 1936 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
01 Feb 1936 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
05 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United v Port Vale | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
08 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
15 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | D | 3-3 | FA Cup | 5th round |
19 Feb 1936 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
26 Feb 1936 | Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
29 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
07 Mar 1936 | Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
14 Mar 1936 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
19 Mar 1936 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
21 Mar 1936 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
28 Mar 1936 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
01 Apr 1936 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
10 Apr 1936 | Newcastle United v Hull City | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
11 Apr 1936 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
13 Apr 1936 | Hull City v Newcastle United | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
18 Apr 1936 | Southampton v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
22 Apr 1936 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
25 Apr 1936 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
02 May 1936 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
29 Aug 1936 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
31 Oct 1936 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
07 Nov 1936 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
14 Nov 1936 | Newcastle United v Doncaster Rovers | W | 7-0 | League Division Two | |
21 Nov 1936 | Fulham v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
28 Nov 1936 | Newcastle United v Burnley | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
05 Dec 1936 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
12 Dec 1936 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
19 Dec 1936 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
25 Dec 1936 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
28 Dec 1936 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | W | 1-5 | League Division Two | |
01 Jan 1937 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
02 Jan 1937 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
09 Jan 1937 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
16 Jan 1937 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
23 Jan 1937 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
30 Jan 1937 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
06 Feb 1937 | Newcastle United v Bury | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
13 Feb 1937 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
20 Feb 1937 | Chesterfield v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
06 Mar 1937 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
13 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
17 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
20 Mar 1937 | Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
26 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
27 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Fulham | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
30 Mar 1937 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
17 Apr 1937 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
24 Apr 1937 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
28 Aug 1937 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
04 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
11 Sep 1937 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
15 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Luton Town | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
18 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Burnley | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
25 Sep 1937 | Bury v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
02 Oct 1937 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
09 Oct 1937 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
16 Oct 1937 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
23 Oct 1937 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
30 Oct 1937 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
06 Nov 1937 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
13 Nov 1937 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
20 Nov 1937 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
27 Nov 1937 | Fulham v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
04 Dec 1937 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
01 Jan 1938 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
08 Jan 1938 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
15 Jan 1938 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division Two |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.