Robert Smith (born 15 December 1912 or 1913,
date of death unknown) was an English footballer and manager born in
Atherton, near
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
. After early trials with
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
he played three seasons, from 1931 to 1934 with Bolton before leaving to join
Huddersfield Town.
Personal life
Robert was born in
Atherton, the son of Louisa Jane Cowburn and Joseph Smith.
References
1910s births
Year of death missing
English men's footballers
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
People from Atherton, Greater Manchester
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Footballers from Greater Manchester
English football managers
English expatriate football managers
English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
Men's association football players not categorized by position
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