Len Smelt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Smelt | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Date of death | 8 February 1933 | (aged 49)||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1908–1909 | Gainsborough Trinity | 7 | (1) |
Sutton Junction | |||
Rotherham Town | |||
Chesterfield | |||
Gainsborough Trinity | |||
1919–1926 | Burnley | 229 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Barrow | 37 | (0) |
1927–? | Frickley | ||
Hurst | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Smelt (7 December 1883 – 8 February 1933) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back.
Smelt's final game for Burnley, the 'Clarets' was on 18 April 1925 at the age of 41 years and 132 days.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Centaurus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Burnley". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "History Re-Written". Burnley Football Club. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939.