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Stanley Smith (rugby league, born c. 1910)

English RL coach and former GB & England international rugby league footballer

Summary

English RL coach and former GB & England international rugby league footballer

Field	Value
name	Stan Smith
fullname	Stanley Smith
image	Stanley Smith - Leeds - 1935.jpg
caption	Godfrey Phillips cigarette card featuring Smith
birth_date	22 February 1910
death_date
position
club1	Wakefield Trinity
year1start	1927
year1end	30
appearances1	81
tries1	32
goals1	0
fieldgoals1	0
points1	96
club2	Leeds
year2start	1930
year2end	39
appearances2	261
tries2	187
teamA	Yorkshire
yearAstart	1934
yearAend	35
teamB	Rugby League XIII
yearBstart	1934
yearBend	35
appearancesB	2
triesB	0
goalsB	0
fieldgoalsB	0
pointsB	0
teamC	England
yearCstart	1931
yearCend	35
appearancesC	6
triesC	5
goalsC	0
fieldgoalsC	0
pointsC	15
teamD	Great Britain
yearDstart	1929
yearDend	33
appearancesD	11
triesD	9
goalsD	0
fieldgoalsD	0
pointsD	27
coachteam1	Featherstone Rovers
coachyear1start	1947
coachyear1end	48
coachgames1	40
coachwins1	6
coachdraws1	34
coachlosses1	0
retired	yes
source
module	{{infobox military person
embed	yes
allegiance	United Kingdom
branch
unit	REME
service_years	1940-45
battles

World War II
- North Africa
- Italy

Stanley "Stan" Smith (22 February 1910 – 3 June 1978) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, Rugby League XIII and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity and Leeds as a , and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers.

Background

Stanley Smith worked as a foreman at a stone quarry in Tadcaster.

Playing career

Club career

Smith started his career at Wakefield Trinity before he was transferred to Leeds during 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 on the 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. He had a long-standing plan to retire from rugby so that he and his wife Hilda could focus on running their pub the Butchers Arms on Williams Street in Wakefield but the outbreak of WWII saw him joining the Army at the age of 30. Stan served in the REME seeing service throughout the North African and Italian campaigns and returning home in late 1945.

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 Trinity 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).

Smith being tackled by [[Claude List]] of New Zealand with Bert Cooke approaching in the 1st test of 1932 at Carlaw Park in New Zealand.

Stan Smith played twice for a Rugby League XIII against France. Playing at left-wing on both occasions, the first was at Wilderspool Stadium, 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, 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

Stanley Smith played on the in Leeds' 14–8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1937–38 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 30 October 1937. The record for the most tries in a Yorkshire Cup Final is 4-tries, and is jointly held by; Stan Moorhouse, Alan Smith, and Stanley Smith.

References

(31 December 2017). "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org.
"Stanley Smith".
(31 December 2017). "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org.
(2001). "100 greats: Leeds Rugby League Club". Tempus.
(31 December 2014). "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth.
(31 December 2012). "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk.
(5 January 1940). "Stanley Smith to retire". [[Hull Daily Mail]].
(19 March 1934). "Frenchmen thrilled by our crowd and scoring". [[Leeds Mercury]].
(7 May 1935). "Rugby League: England beats France in the international". Sheffield Daily Independent.

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