HERBERT SMITH (HALF-BACK)

Herbert Smith
Personal information
Full name	Herbert William Smith
Place of birth	Stafford, England
Position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Littleworth
Senior career*
Years	Team
1925–1929	Port Vale
	Stafford Rangers
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert William Smith was a footballer who played for Port Vale in the English Football League between 1925 and 1929.

Career

Smith joined Port Vale from Littleworth in August 1925.^[1] He featured in eight Second Division matches in 1925–26.^[1] He appeared 16 times at The Old Recreation Ground in 1926–27.^[1] He was again a covering player in the 1927–28 campaign, making 16 appearances.^[1] He played 24 times in 1928–29, but the club was relegated into the Third Division North, and Smith was released.^[1] He later played for non-League side Stafford Rangers.^[1]

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1925–26	Second Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
	1926–27	Second Division	13	0	3	0	16	0
	1927–28	Second Division	15	0	1	0	16	0
	1928–29	Second Division	23	0	1	0	24	0
	Total		60	0	5	0	65	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 270. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Herbert Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	Herbert William Smith^[1]
Place of birth	Stafford, England^[1]
Position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Littleworth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1925–1929	Port Vale	60	(0)
	Stafford Rangers
Total		60+	(0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals