Len Smelt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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- 1883 births
- 1933 deaths
- Footballers from Rotherham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Sutton Junction F.C. players
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1899) players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. wartime guest players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs