Frank Smith (footballer)
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Frank William Smith was an English footballer. He started playing competitive football as an inside forward
, but converted to a wing half
during his Football League career.
Smith started his football career in the town of his birth with Kettering Town, before Watford
paid a fee of £125 for his services in March 1921. He remained at the Hertfordshire
-based club for the rest of his career, making 319 appearances in the Football League, and a further 22 in the FA Cup
. Following his retirement from football in 1932, Smith remained in Hertfordshire, and became a bus conductor. He died in July 1988 in St Albans
, aged 90.
Inside forward
In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes...
, but converted to a wing half
Wing half
In association football, the position of wing half or wing half back) was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries...
during his Football League career.
Smith started his football career in the town of his birth with Kettering Town, before Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
paid a fee of £125 for his services in March 1921. He remained at the Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
-based club for the rest of his career, making 319 appearances in the Football League, and a further 22 in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. Following his retirement from football in 1932, Smith remained in Hertfordshire, and became a bus conductor. He died in July 1988 in St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
, aged 90.