Cecil Smith (footballer, born 1907)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cecil Sydney Frank Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||
| Date of death | 1990 (aged 82–83)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brentford Market | |||
| 1931–1936 | Brentford | 3 | (0) |
| 1936–1939 | Doncaster Rovers | 68 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cecil Sydney Frank Smith (16 June 1907 – 1990) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Doncaster Rovers as a left half.
Club career[edit]
Brentford[edit]
Smith began his career at non-League club Brentford Market and joined local Football League Third Division South club Brentford in August 1931.[3] He failed to make an appearance during the 1931–32 and 1932–33 seasons,[4] by which time the Bees had been promoted to the Second Division.[5] Smith finally made his debut midway through the 1933–34 season, in a 3–2 defeat to West Ham United on 6 January 1934.[4] He missed the entire 1934–35 season, in which Brentford were promoted to the First Division for the first time in the club's history,[4][5] though he did win the London Challenge Cup with the reserve team.[6] Smith departed Griffin Park in November 1936, after making just three first team appearances in five years with Brentford.[3]
Doncaster Rovers[edit]
Smith joined Second Division strugglers Doncaster Rovers in November 1936.[3] He made 68 league appearances and scored two goals before leaving at the end of the 1938–39 season.[1][7]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1933–34[4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1935–36[4] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1936–37[4] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Honours[edit]
Brentford
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 268. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Brentford. Only one change in 'Bees' team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 147. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 372–374. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. pp. 82–83. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ "Rover of the Day: Cecil Smith". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.