William Smith (footballer, born 1886)

{{Short description|English footballer (1886–1956)}}

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| name = William Smith

| image =

| fullname = William Ernest Smith

| birth_date = 1886

| birth_place = Lostock Hall, England

| death_date =

| position = Forward

| years1 = | clubs1 = Darwen | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = | clubs2 = Nelson | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1908 | clubs3 = Bradford City | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1908–1909 | clubs4 = Huddersfield Town | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1909–1913 | clubs5 = Stoke | caps5 = 128 | goals5 = 57

| years6 = 1914 | clubs6 = Preston North End | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 131 | totalgoals = 57

}}

William Edward Smith (1886–1956) was an English footballer who played for Bradford City and Stoke.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}