Background
Smith was born in Southampton and was employed in the town"s Ordnance Survey headquarters.
Smith was born in Southampton and was employed in the town"s Ordnance Survey headquarters.
He made his first appearance for Southampton Saint Mary"s on 28 March 1896, when he took the place of Alf Littlehales in a 5–0 victory over New Brompton. He spent most of his time with "the Saints" in the reserves, where he became team captain. lieutenant was not until January 1900 that he made his next Southern League appearance when he was called up in place of Jimmy Yates away to Swindon Town.
He made a further appearance in the penultimate match of the season, before another long spell in the reserves.