William "Buxton" Smith was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He played at half-back for

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

and

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

. He is often confused with another William Smith who played for

at the same time; because of this, they were known to Manchester City fans by the clubs they were signed from, with this William Smith referred to as "Buxton Smith" and the other as "Stockport Smith".

Career

He moved to

in the close season in 1897, he made his debut on the opening game of the 1897/98 season against

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

, he then only missed four league games in the next four seasons and played in all 34 matches during there promotion from Division Two in 1898/99.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Buxton English men's footballers Manchester City F.C. players Year of birth missing Year of death missing English Football League players Buxton F.C. players Men's association football wing halves Place of birth missing