Full name Edmund Smith Role Soccer player Name Edmund Smith | Years Team | |
Date of birth (1902-10-23)October 23, 1902 Date of death August 7, 1978(1978-08-07) (aged 75) Place of death Andover, Massachusetts, United States Died August 7, 1978, Andover, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland | ||
Edmund "Eddie" Smith (October 25, 1902 in Arbroath, Scotland – August 7, 1978 in Andover, Massachusetts) was a Scottish-U.S. soccer forward. He played professionally in both Scotland and the United States. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
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Professional
Smith played for Scottish club Arbroath F.C. before moving to the United States where he signed with the Shawsheen Indians of Andover, Massachusetts. In 1925, the Indians won the U S Open Cup 3-0 over the Canadian Club of Chicago. In 1926, the Indians entered the American Soccer League, but folded twenty-six games into the 1926-1927 season.[1] In 1926, Smith joined Bethlehem Steel. He played only four league games, scoring three goals, before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He continued to play in the Michigan Professional League playing for Holley Carburetor.
Soccer career
When he moved to Detroit, Smith played for Holly Carburetor and the Ford Motor Company. He later moved back to Andover where he worked as a caretaker of the Spring Grove Cemetery.
National team
Smith earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-2 win over Canada on November 6, 1926. Played at Ebbets Field N.Y.