Freddie Smart

Frederick Smart

Personal information
Full name	Frederick G. Smart
Born	Whitechurch (sic),[1] Wales
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	12 st 0 lb (76 kg)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930–37 Wakefield Trinity 200 94 0 0 282 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1933 Wales 1
Source: [2] As of 29 March 2010

Frederick "Fred"/"Freddie" G. Smart (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing.[2][3][4]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Smart won a cap for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity in the 19-51 defeat by Australia at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 30 December 1933.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Smart played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 0-8 defeat by Leeds in the 1932 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932, played on the wing in the 5-5 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 27 October 1934, played on the wing in the 2-2 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1934–35 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 31 October 1934, played on the wing in the 0-13 defeat by Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire Cup Final second replay during the 1934–35 season at Parkside, Hunslet on Wednesday 7 November 1934, and played on the wing in the 2-9 defeat by York in the 1936 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936.

Club career

Freddie Smart extended Ted Bateson's 'most tries in a season' record for Wakefield Trinity with 29-tries scored in the 1931–32 season, this record would stand for 22-years, when it was extended by Denis John Boocker in the 1953–54 season.

References

1. "The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937". footballzone.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
4. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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