Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870)
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bobby Smith
| image =
| birth_place = Stoke-upon-Trent, England
| death_date =
| position = Half-back
| years1 = | clubs1 = Newcastle Swifts | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1891 | clubs2 = Stoke | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1892 | clubs3 = Burslem Port Vale| caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0
}}
Robert Smith (born 1870; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}
Career
Smith was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Stoke in 1891. He played one match in the Football League which came in a 3–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1891–92 season where he played in place of the injured Davy Brodie. He was released soon after and joined Burslem Port Vale where he failed to make a first-team appearance.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Stoke
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Burslem Port Vale
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |