Stanley Smith (rugby league born c. 1910)

Stanley Smith

Godfrey Phillips cigarette card featuring Stanley Smith
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Smith
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1927–30 Wakefield Trinity 81 32 1930–39 Leeds 261 187 Total 342 219 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1934–35 Yorkshire 1934–35 English League XIII 1931–35 England 6 5 0 0 15 1929–33 Great Britain 11 9 0 0 27
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Stanley "Stan" Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, and 1930s 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.

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.

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 for English League XIII while at Leeds against France.