Name Stanley Smith | Role Rugby league born c. 1910 | |
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Stanley "Stan" Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, and coach of the 1940s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, English League XIII, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 333), and Leeds, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, and coaching a club level for Featherstone Rovers.
Contents
- Club career
- International honours
- County honours
- County Cup Final appearances
- Genealogical information
- Note
- References
Club career
Smith started his career at Wakefield Trinity before transferring to Leeds in January 1930 for a record fee of £1,075, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £307,200 in 2014). Smith played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Leeds' 2–8 defeat by Hunslet in the Championship Final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.
Smith retired from first class rugby in January 1940 having played for Leeds for 10 years.
International honours
Stan Smith won caps for England while at Leeds in 1931 against Wales, in 1932 against Wales (2 matches), in 1934 against Australia, and France, in 1935 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield in 1929 against Australia, while at Leeds in 1930 against Australia (2 matches), in 1932 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1933 against Australia (2 matches).
Stan Smith played twice for an English rugby league representative XIII against France. Playing at left-wing on both occasions, the first was at Wilderspool Warrington on 17 March 1934 when the English team won 32–16, this game was also the first international match played by the France national rugby league team. The second was at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds just over a year later, on 6 May 1935 when the English side won 25–18.
County honours
Stan Smith won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.
County Cup Final appearances
The record for the most tries in a Yorkshire County Cup Final is 6-tries, and is jointly held by; Stan Moorhouse, Alan Smith, and Stanley Smith.
Genealogical information
Stan Smith was the nephew of the rugby league footballer, Billy Batten, and the uncle of the rugby league footballer, Donald Metcalfe.
Note
During the late 1950/60s there was a rugby league footballer who played for Wakefield Trinity, and Bramley, who was also called Stanley "Stan" Smith. These Stanley "Stan" Smith's are clearly not the same person and they are not related.