Fred Smith (rugby league, born c. 1885)

For other people with the same name, see Fred Smith.
"Fred Smith (rugby league)" redirects here. For the English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, see Fred Smith (rugby league, born 1935).

Fred Smith
Personal information
Bornc. 1885
Woodlesford, Leeds, England
Diedunknown
Playing information
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight12 st 5 lb (78 kg)
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905–20 Hunslet 319
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1905–≤20 Yorkshire 7 2 0 0 6
1909–12 England 7 2 0 0 6
1910–14 Great Britain 10 1 0 0 3
Source: [1][2][3]

Fred Smith (born c. 1885 – death unknown) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a stand-off, or scrum-half.[1]

Background

Fred Smith was born in Woodlesford, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Fred Smith won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, Australasia and New Zealand, in 1911 against Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Australia, and in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[3][4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Fred Smith played scrum-half, and scored a try in Hunslet's 14–0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1908 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Smith played at centre in Hunslet's 17–0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.[citation needed]

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Fred Smith was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 All Four Cups winning team.[5]

Testimonial match

At the end of the 1919–20 season, a Testimonial match for both Bill Jukes, and Fred Smith, took place between Hunslet and Billy Batten's Hunslet XIII, a team of former Hunslet players, including a 48-year-old Albert Goldthorpe, who scored a drop goal, the match took place at Parkside, Hunslet.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9