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'''Sid Smith''' (25 October 1890 – 26 February 1952) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=833}}</ref>
'''Sidney Norman Smith''' (25 October 1890 – 26 February 1952) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref>Holmesby & Main (2014), p.833.</ref>

==Family==
The son of Frederick Smith (1860-1891),<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150609322 Deaths: Smith, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Thursday, 1 October 1891), p.1.]</ref> and Annie Elizabeth Smith (1863-1939), née Clarke, later Mrs. Archibald James Young,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150735085 Marriage: Smith—Clarke, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Friday, 11 November 1887), p.2.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150772117 Marriages: Young—Smith, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Saturday, 11 December 1892), p.1.]</ref> Sidney Norman Smith was born at Geelong on 25 October 1890.

He married Ivy Kathleen Keene (1892-1973) on 2 May 1918.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1444041 Marriages: Smith—Keene, ''The Argus'', (Saturday, 6 July 1918), p.13.]</ref> Their son ([[Sid Smith (Australian footballer)|also "Sid Smith"]]) played for Geelong in 1952 and 1953.

==Football==
Recruited from the [[Barwon Football Club]] in the local [[Geelong & District Football League#History|Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA)]],<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149206303 Geelong Junior Competition, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Monday, 1 May 1911), p.6.]</ref> he played five senior VFL games for Geelong, in the first five rounds of the 1911 season, and then returned to play with the Barwon club.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150115162 Football: Barwon v. East Geelong, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Friday, 27 September 1912), p.6.]</ref>

==Death==
He died in a private Geelong hospital on 26 February 1952,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204975395 Deaths: Smith, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 27 February 1952), p.13.]</ref> and was buried at the [[Geelong Western Cemetery|Geelong Western Public Cemetery]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204975395 Funeral Notices: Smith, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 27 February 195), p.13.]</ref>


== Notes ==
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==References==
* {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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*{{AFL Tables|ref=S/Sid_Smith0.html}}
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=syd%2Bsmith/2850}}
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=syd%2Bsmith/2850}}

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Latest revision as of 08:58, 29 December 2024

Sid Smith
Personal information
Full name Sidney Norman Smith
Date of birth (1890-10-25)25 October 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 26 February 1952(1952-02-26) (aged 61)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Barwon Football Club
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 Geelong 5 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sidney Norman Smith (25 October 1890 – 26 February 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Frederick Smith (1860-1891),[2] and Annie Elizabeth Smith (1863-1939), née Clarke, later Mrs. Archibald James Young,[3][4] Sidney Norman Smith was born at Geelong on 25 October 1890.

He married Ivy Kathleen Keene (1892-1973) on 2 May 1918.[5] Their son (also "Sid Smith") played for Geelong in 1952 and 1953.

Football

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Recruited from the Barwon Football Club in the local Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA),[6] he played five senior VFL games for Geelong, in the first five rounds of the 1911 season, and then returned to play with the Barwon club.[7]

Death

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He died in a private Geelong hospital on 26 February 1952,[8] and was buried at the Geelong Western Public Cemetery.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.833.
  2. ^ Deaths: Smith, The Geelong Advertiser, (Thursday, 1 October 1891), p.1.
  3. ^ Marriage: Smith—Clarke, The Geelong Advertiser, (Friday, 11 November 1887), p.2.
  4. ^ Marriages: Young—Smith, The Geelong Advertiser, (Saturday, 11 December 1892), p.1.
  5. ^ Marriages: Smith—Keene, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 July 1918), p.13.
  6. ^ Geelong Junior Competition, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 1 May 1911), p.6.
  7. ^ Football: Barwon v. East Geelong, The Geelong Advertiser, (Friday, 27 September 1912), p.6.
  8. ^ Deaths: Smith, The Age, (Wednesday, 27 February 1952), p.13.
  9. ^ Funeral Notices: Smith, The Age, (Wednesday, 27 February 195), p.13.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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