Walter Smith (footballer, born 1884)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Ernest Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 1972 (aged 87–88) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leicester Imperial | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1906 | Leicester Fosse | 79 | (0) |
| 1906–1920 | Manchester City | 232 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Port Vale | 41 | (0) |
| 1922 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Grimsby Town | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 362 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Walter Ernest Smith (25 March 1884 – 1972) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Leicester Fosse and Manchester City before World War I, and played for Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle, and Grimsby Town after the war. He helped Manchester City to win the Second Division title in 1909–10.
Smith played for Leicester Imperial and Leicester Fosse, before joining Manchester City for £600 in June 1906. He made 22 First Division and two FA Cup appearances in 1906–07. He was then an ever-present in the 44 game 1907–08 campaign, as the "Citizens" finished third in the league, some nine points behind rivals Manchester United. He featured 39 times in the 1908–09 relegation season. He only played three games however, in the 1909–10 campaign, as City won promotion as champions of the Second Division. He then won back his first team place at Hyde Road, playing 33 matches in the 1910–11 season. He featured just 12 times in 1911–12, as he shared goalkeeping duties with Augustus Beeby and Jim Goodchild. He featured just 13 times in the 1912–13 season, as Goodchild established himself as the club's preferred stopper. Smith regained his place in 1913–14, missing just two of City's 44 matches. He played 41 games in 1914–15, in the last season before World War I put a temporary halt to the Football League. He made 13 appearances in the 1915–16, 1916–17, and 1918–19 wartime leagues. He also guested for Fulham and Leicester Fosse during the war. At the end of hostilities, Goodchild became City's number one, and limited Smith to nine appearances in 1919–20.
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