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John Smith (sportsman, born 1855)

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1142: 774: 619: 815: 725: 668: 576: 892:(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. 508:, 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 488:. 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 1497: 1151: 1492: 1178: 1552: 1191: 889: 1147: 913: 1512: 1487: 1517: 961: 1532: 1507: 1171: 1522: 1577: 1527: 1025: 977: 874: 322: 1562: 1537: 1567: 1164: 832: 513: 459: 1557: 1389: 1240: 881: 1114: 1079: 1502: 870: 455: 318: 505: 194: 1038: 1547: 1542: 1013: 846: 820: 730: 673: 581: 509: 82: 1274: 1137: 489: 1572: 802: 779: 624: 1270: 1059: 1230: 1156: 415: 141: 1385: 1324: 1310: 1187: 862: 269: 989: 885: 485: 439: 431: 394: 364: 958: 231: 1001: 451: 1482: 1477: 419: 386: 157: 8: 1141: 866: 273: 1399: 1361: 1284: 1254: 1234: 1103: 933: 443: 1458: 1110: 1046: 761: 606: 447: 16:
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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Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
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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 880:In 1876 Smith was a reserve for the 111: 1518:Edinburgh University A.F.C. players 1192:1888 New Zealand and Australia tour 1028:The Glasgow Herald, 4 December 1876 13: 400: 14: 1589: 1533:Liverpool Ramblers A.F.C. players 1508:East of Scotland District players 1127: 895: 514:1883–84 British Home Championship 1523:Edinburgh University RFC players 845:Smith sometimes officiated as a 813: 772: 723: 666: 617: 574: 456:Scottish Athletics Championships 410:Smith began playing football at 1578:Sportspeople from East Ayrshire 1528:Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players 1094: 506:Scotland national football team 1031: 1019: 1007: 995: 983: 971: 952: 940: 405: 393:and was a member of the first 1: 1138:Scottish Football Association 919: 861:. He played as a forward for 490:Scottish Football Association 465:Smith often played under the 1568:Scottish rugby union players 947:Scottish Athletics 1883-1983 882:Scottish national rugby team 7: 968:, Andrew Watson: Corinthian 907: 10: 1594: 1563:Scottish men's footballers 1558:Scottish football referees 840: 1538:Queen's Park F.C. players 1449: 1344: 1198: 890:New Zealand and Australia 875:East of Scotland District 833:British Home Championship 741: 738: 720: 711: 708: 684: 678: 663: 654: 651: 635: 632: 614: 605: 602: 360: 338: 333: 323:East of Scotland District 312: 290: 285: 264: 242: 237: 230: 225: 221: 216: 206: 188: 183: 167: 151: 135: 119: 93: 88: 81: 78: 70: 67: 58: 55: 43: 40: 35: 32: 27: 492:'s amateur regulations. 286:Provincial / State sides 1503:Corinthian F.C. players 1065:(subscription required) 1014:Scotland v England 1884 964:30 October 2021 at the 949:, John W. 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Speakman 1054:Missing or empty 838: 837: 504:in total for the 500:Smith earned ten 432:1881 final replay 380: 379: 376: 375: 1585: 1430:Rochdale Hornets 1297:), (Isle of Man) 1181: 1174: 1167: 1158: 1157: 1144: 1121: 1120: 1109:. Random House. 1108: 1098: 1092: 1091: 1089: 1087: 1082:. lionsrugby.com 1076: 1067: 1066: 1063: 1057: 1052: 1050: 1042: 1035: 1029: 1023: 1017: 1011: 1005: 999: 993: 987: 981: 975: 969: 956: 950: 944: 938: 937: 930: 873:in 1876 and by 847:football referee 823: 819: 817: 816: 782: 778: 776: 775: 733: 729: 727: 726: 676: 672: 670: 669: 627: 623: 621: 620: 584: 580: 578: 577: 531: 530: 452:Blackburn Rovers 450:, losing 2–1 to 276: 223: 222: 191: 170: 154: 138: 122: 113: 105: 62: 59:16 November 1934 25: 21: 1593: 1592: 1588: 1587: 1586: 1584: 1583: 1582: 1468: 1467: 1466: 1461: 1445: 1406:Andrew Stoddart 1340: 1301:R. "Bob" Burnet 1221:Charlie Mathers 1194: 1185: 1130: 1125: 1124: 1117: 1099: 1095: 1085: 1083: 1078: 1077: 1070: 1064: 1055: 1053: 1044: 1043: 1037: 1036: 1032: 1024: 1020: 1012: 1008: 1000: 996: 988: 984: 976: 972: 966:Wayback Machine 957: 953: 945: 941: 932: 931: 927: 922: 910: 898: 855: 843: 814: 812: 811: 773: 771: 770: 724: 722: 721: 667: 665: 664: 656:Kennington Oval 618: 616: 615: 575: 573: 572: 564:Kennington Oval 522: 498: 478:the Corinthians 408: 403: 401:Football career 321: 314: 272: 268: 238:Amateur team(s) 212: 208: 189: 168: 152: 136: 120: 60: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1591: 1581: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1463: 1462: 1453: 1451: 1447: 1446: 1444: 1443: 1433: 1423: 1413: 1403: 1393: 1382:Herbert Brooks 1379: 1369: 1359: 1348: 1346: 1342: 1341: 1339: 1338: 1328: 1318: 1308: 1298: 1288: 1278: 1268: 1258: 1248: 1238: 1228: 1218: 1202: 1200: 1196: 1195: 1184: 1183: 1176: 1169: 1161: 1155: 1154: 1145: 1129: 1128:External links 1126: 1123: 1122: 1115: 1093: 1068: 1030: 1018: 1006: 994: 982: 970: 951: 939: 924: 923: 921: 918: 917: 916: 909: 906: 897: 896:Medical career 894: 854: 851: 842: 839: 836: 835: 830: 827: 824: 809: 800: 797: 793: 792: 789: 786: 783: 768: 759: 756: 752: 751: 748: 744: 743: 740: 737: 734: 719: 710: 707: 703: 702: 699: 695: 694: 691: 687: 686: 683: 680: 677: 662: 653: 650: 646: 645: 642: 638: 637: 634: 631: 628: 613: 604: 601: 597: 596: 591: 588: 585: 570: 561: 558: 554: 553: 550: 547: 544: 541: 538: 535: 529: 528: 521: 518: 512:to secure the 497: 494: 412:Mauchline F.C. 407: 404: 402: 399: 378: 377: 374: 373: 370: 367: 362: 358: 357: 352: 347: 342: 336: 335: 331: 330: 327: 325: 316: 310: 309: 304: 299: 294: 288: 287: 283: 282: 279: 277: 266: 262: 261: 256: 251: 246: 240: 239: 235: 234: 229: 219: 218: 214: 213: 210: 204: 203: 200: 197: 192: 186: 185: 181: 180: 178: 176: 171: 165: 164: 162: 160: 155: 149: 148: 146: 144: 139: 133: 132: 130: 128: 123: 117: 116: 107: 100: 95: 91: 90: 89:Senior career* 86: 85: 83:Inside-Forward 80: 76: 75: 69: 68:Place of death 65: 64: 63:(aged 79) 57: 53: 52: 42: 41:Place of birth 38: 37: 36:12 August 1855 34: 30: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1590: 1579: 1576: 1574: 1571: 1569: 1566: 1564: 1561: 1559: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1531: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1475: 1473: 1460: 1459:A. 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Index

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
Scottish Athletics Championships

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