Potter Smith
FullnameThomas Potter Smith
Birth date[1]
Birth placeNewcastle upon Tyne, England
Death date1 September 1978 (aged 77)[1]
Death placeBrighton, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
PositionInside left, left half
Years 119??–1922
Clubs 1St Peter's Albion
Years 21922–1923
Clubs 2Merthyr Town
Caps 218
Goals 26
Years 31923–1924
Clubs 3Hull City
Caps 38
Goals 32
Years 41924–1925
Clubs 4Hartlepools United
Caps 430
Goals 47
Years 51925–1926
Clubs 5Merthyr Town
Caps 514
Goals 54
Years 61926–1929
Clubs 6Cardiff City
Caps 642
Goals 67
Years 71929–1937
Clubs 7Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps 7281
Goals 740
Years 81937–1938
Clubs 8Crystal Palace
Caps 80
Goals 80
Years 91938–19??
Clubs 9Gloucester City

Thomas Potter Smith (July 1901 – 1 September 1978) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside left or left half for Merthyr Town (two spells), Hull City, Hartlepools United, Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion, where he spent the majority of his career.

Life and career

Smith was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] He played local football for St Peter's Albion before beginning a tour of the Football League. After single seasons with Merthyr Town, Hull City, Hartlepools United and Merthyr Town again, before joining Cardiff City in 1929, where he spent three seasons disrupted by injury. In 1929, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he established himself as a first-team regular, averaging 40 league matches a season over an eight-year spell. After a season with Crystal Palace without a league appearance,[1][2] he moved into non-league football with Gloucester City, where he acted as player-coach.[3] Smith died in Brighton in 1978 at the age of 77.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "Glo'ster City team managership". Gloucester Citizen. 21 October 1938. p. 6.