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John Smith (sportsman, born 1855)

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1153: 785: 630: 826: 736: 679: 587: 903:(this squad contained few full internationals as the national bodies perceived it akin to a professional enterprise and refused to sanction it). His skills as a player were called upon on nine occasions, though he failed to score in any of the matches. His primary role on the 1888 tour was to act as the team's referee. 519:, scoring 10 goals. His first four appearances were as a Mauchline player – he was the sole club representative to have been selected for international duty. In what proved to be his final appearance before being banished by the governing body, he scored the only goal of the match as Scotland defeated 499:. He was banned from playing for or against any Scottish club or for the Scottish national team in 1885 after he played for Corinthians against a professional English club, thus breaching the 1508: 1162: 1503: 1189: 1563: 1202: 900: 1158: 924: 17: 1523: 1498: 1528: 972: 1543: 1518: 1182: 1533: 1588: 1538: 1036: 988: 885: 333: 1573: 1548: 1578: 1175: 843: 524: 470: 1568: 1400: 1251: 892: 1125: 1090: 1513: 881: 466: 329: 516: 205: 1049: 1558: 1553: 1024: 857: 831: 741: 684: 592: 520: 93: 1285: 1148: 500: 1583: 813: 790: 635: 1281: 1070: 1241: 1167: 426: 152: 1396: 1335: 1321: 1198: 873: 280: 1000: 896: 496: 450: 442: 405: 375: 969: 242: 1012: 462: 1493: 1488: 430: 397: 168: 8: 1152: 877: 284: 1410: 1372: 1295: 1265: 1245: 1114: 944: 454: 1469: 1121: 1057: 772: 617: 458: 27:
Scottish footballer and British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player
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failed to appear. In 1884 Smith was part of the Queen's Park team that reached the
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in a Scottish Cup final when he scored all three of Queen's Park's goals in the
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and no match took place in 1884 – Queen's Park were awarded the trophy after
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while he studied. After completing his studies in the early 1880s he joined
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in 1881, 1882 and 1884. He became the first player to score a
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of the 1870s and 1880s. He is also notable for playing
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team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1888.
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He was not selected to play in the 891:In 1876 Smith was a reserve for the 122: 1529:Edinburgh University A.F.C. players 1203:1888 New Zealand and Australia tour 1039:The Glasgow Herald, 4 December 1876 24: 411: 25: 18:John Smith (footballer, born 1855) 1600: 1544:Liverpool Ramblers A.F.C. players 1519:East of Scotland District players 1138: 906: 525:1883–84 British Home Championship 1534:Edinburgh University RFC players 856:Smith sometimes officiated as a 824: 783: 734: 677: 628: 585: 467:Scottish Athletics Championships 421:Smith began playing football at 1589:Sportspeople from East Ayrshire 1539:Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players 1105: 517:Scotland national football team 1042: 1030: 1018: 1006: 994: 982: 963: 951: 416: 404:and was a member of the first 13: 1: 1149:Scottish Football Association 930: 872:. He played as a forward for 501:Scottish Football Association 476:Smith often played under the 1579:Scottish rugby union players 958:Scottish Athletics 1883-1983 893:Scottish national rugby team 7: 979:, Andrew Watson: Corinthian 918: 10: 1605: 1574:Scottish men's footballers 1569:Scottish football referees 851: 1549:Queen's Park F.C. players 1460: 1355: 1209: 901:New Zealand and Australia 886:East of Scotland District 844:British Home Championship 752: 749: 731: 722: 719: 695: 689: 674: 665: 662: 646: 643: 625: 616: 613: 371: 349: 344: 334:East of Scotland District 323: 301: 296: 275: 253: 248: 241: 236: 232: 227: 217: 199: 194: 178: 162: 146: 130: 104: 99: 92: 89: 81: 78: 69: 66: 54: 51: 46: 43: 38: 503:'s amateur regulations. 297:Provincial / State sides 1514:Corinthian F.C. players 1076:(subscription required) 1025:Scotland v England 1884 975:30 October 2021 at the 960:, John W. 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Speakman 1065:Missing or empty 849: 848: 515:in total for the 511:Smith earned ten 443:1881 final replay 391: 390: 387: 386: 16:(Redirected from 1596: 1441:Rochdale Hornets 1308:), (Isle of Man) 1192: 1185: 1178: 1169: 1168: 1155: 1132: 1131: 1120:. Random House. 1119: 1109: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1098: 1093:. lionsrugby.com 1087: 1078: 1077: 1074: 1068: 1063: 1061: 1053: 1046: 1040: 1034: 1028: 1022: 1016: 1010: 1004: 998: 992: 986: 980: 967: 961: 955: 949: 948: 941: 884:in 1876 and by 858:football referee 834: 830: 828: 827: 793: 789: 787: 786: 744: 740: 738: 737: 687: 683: 681: 680: 638: 634: 632: 631: 595: 591: 589: 588: 542: 541: 463:Blackburn Rovers 461:, losing 2–1 to 287: 234: 233: 202: 181: 165: 149: 133: 124: 116: 73: 70:16 November 1934 36: 32: 21: 1604: 1603: 1599: 1598: 1597: 1595: 1594: 1593: 1479: 1478: 1477: 1472: 1456: 1417:Andrew Stoddart 1351: 1312:R. 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Index

John Smith (footballer, born 1855)
Mauchline
Ayrshire
Kirkcaldy
Inside-Forward
Mauchline
Edinburgh University
Queen's Park
Corinthian FC
Scotland
Full Back
Edinburgh University
Edinburgh Wanderers
Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District
British and Irish Lions
footballer
rugby union
British Lions
Mauchline F.C.
Edinburgh University
Queen's Park
Scottish Cup
hat-trick
1881 final replay
Dumbarton
1882 final
Vale of Leven
FA Cup Final
Blackburn Rovers

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