Syd Smith (Australian rules footballer)
| Syd Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sydney Leslie Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 1954 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Manjimup | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919 | Fitzroy | 1 (3) | |
| 1919–20 | Northcote (VFA) | 12 (10) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sydney Leslie Smith (21 November 1888 – 29 June 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Charles Castle Smith (1846-1922),[2] and Jane Smith (1848-1934), née Harris,[3] Sydney Leslie Smith was born in Fitzroy on 21 November 1888, the eighth of nine children in the family.
War service
[edit]Having moved to Western Australia, Sydney Leslie Smith enlisted in Helena Vale, Western Australia at the outbreak of World War I and served for the duration of the war, seeing active service in France.[4][5] While serving, he married Ivy Dorothy Hardiman in Ilford, Essex on 16 January 1918.
Football
[edit]After one game with Fitzroy where he scored three goals, Smith moved to Northcote where he played another 12 games.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 833. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 23, 779. Victoria, Australia. 21 October 1922. p. 11.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 27, 487. Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1934. p. 13.
- ^ "Driver Sidney Leslie Smith (676)". Australian War Memorial.
- ^ Public Notices: Re: Smith, Sidney Leslie, deceased", The Age, (Saturday, 3 July 1954), p.22 -- note that this official notification, dated 20 June 1954, from the Repatriation Commission, indicates that he died on 20 June 1954.
- ^ "Notes and Comments". The Argus. No. 22, 735. Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1919. p. 5.
External links
[edit]- Syd Smith at AustralianFootball.com
- Syd Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Syd Smith's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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