Leonard Smart

Leonard Smart

Personal information
Position(s)	left winger
Youth career
	Folkestone Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
1939	Port Vale	13	(5)
1946	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	0	(0)
Total		0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Smart was a footballer who played for Folkestone Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

Career

Smart played for Folkestone Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in March 1939.[1] He only spent two months at The Old Recreation Ground and scored five goals in 13 Third Division South appearances.[1] His first two goals for the "Valiants" came in a 4–2 win over Cardiff City at Ninian Park on 11 March, and he also bagged goals against Bristol Rovers, Notts County, and Newport County.[1] He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1937–38	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1938–39	Third Division South	13	5	0	0	13	5
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1945–46		0	0	1	0	1	0
Career total			13	5	1	0	14	5

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 269. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Leonard Smart at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)