William Edward Smith (1886–1956) was an English footballer who played for Bradford City and Stoke.
Career Smith started his football career at his local sides in Lancashire, Darwen and Nelson before joining Bradford City and Huddersfield Town. In 1909 he joined Stoke who at the time were playing in the Southern Football League after being liquidated in 1908 which forced the club to drop out of the Football League. He made a perfect start as he scored four goals on his debut in an 11–0 win against Merthyr Tydfil. He went on to be a prolific goal scorer for Stoke and scored 60 goals in 138 matches.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupBirmingham CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBradford City1908–09First Division3000—30Stoke1909–10Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two3718613246211910–11Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two532731—56281911–12Southern League Division One29911—30101912–13Southern League Division One5300—531913–14Southern League Division Two4000—40Total128571033214162Career total131571033214462
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