Potter Smith

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.

Potter Smith
Personal information
Full name Thomas Potter Smith
Date of birth July 1901 (1901-07)[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 1 September 1978(1978-09-01) (aged 77)[1]
Place of death Brighton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside left, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1922 St Peter's Albion
1922–1923 Merthyr Town 18 (6)
1923–1924 Hull City 8 (2)
1924–1925 Hartlepools United 30 (7)
1925–1926 Merthyr Town 14 (4)
1926–1929 Cardiff City 42 (7)
1929–1937 Brighton & Hove Albion 281 (40)
1937–1938 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1938–19?? Gloucester City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.
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