Edmund Smith (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edmund Smith | ||
Date of birth | October 23, 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
Date of death | August 7, 1978 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Andover, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Arbroath | |||
-1926 | Shawsheen Indians | 22 | (9) |
1926 | Bethlehem Steel | 4 | (3) |
1926- | Holley Carburetor | ||
International career | |||
1926 | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edmund "Eddie" Smith (October 25, 1902 in Arbroath, Scotland – August 7, 1978 in Andover, Massachusetts) was a Scottish-U.S. soccer forward. He played professionally in both Scotland and the United States. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
Professional
Smith played for Scottish club Arbroath F.C. before moving to the United States where he signed with the Shawsheen Indians of Andover, Massachusetts. In 1925, the Indians won the National Challenge Cup 3-0 over the Canadian Club of Chicago.[1] In 1926, the Indians entered the American Soccer League, but folded twenty-six games into the 1926-1927 season.[1] In 1926, Smith joined Bethlehem Steel F.C. He played only four league games, scoring three goals, before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He continued to play in the Michigan Professional League playing for Holley Carburetor.
soccer career== When he moved to Detroit, Smith played for Holly Carburetor and the Ford Motor Company. He later moved back to Andover where he worked as a caretaker of the Spring Grove Cemetery.
National team
Smith earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-2 win over Canada on November 6, 1926. Played at Ebbets Field N.Y.[2]
External links
- Archived 2009-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
- 1902 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Arbroath
- Scottish footballers
- American people of Scottish descent
- American Soccer League (1921–33) players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Bethlehem Steel players
- Detroit Holley Carburetor players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Shawsheen Indians players
- United States men's international soccer players
- American soccer players