Personal information | ||||||
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Born | circa-1885 Woodlesford |
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Playing information | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||
Weight | 12 st 5 lb (78 kg) | |||||
Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1905–20 | Hunslet | 319 | ||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≥1905–≤20 | Yorkshire | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1909–12 | England | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1910–14 | Great Britain | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Fred Smith born in Woodlesford, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England,and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, playing at Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.
Fred Smith won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, Australasia, and New Zealand, in 1911 against Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Australia, and in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.
Fred Smith played Scrum-half/Halfback, and scored a try in Hunslet's 14-0 victory over Hull in the 1908 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.