Edmund William Alfred Smith
Inside-forward (1953-1955)
When extremely young, Eddie Smith made three appearances in wartime competitions for Queens Park Rangers, and subsequently while a Chelsea junior he played amateur football for Wealdstone. It was only after a season as a professional with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic that he made his Football League peacetime début at the age of 24, returning to Loftus Road in a Watford side which won 4-0. An aggressive inside-forward, Smith had already played for the club in a first- team friendly against the legendary amateur club Pegasus at the start of Vicarage Road’s floodlight era, with over eleven thousand present, and scored both Watford goals in a 2-1 victory.
West Herts / Watford Career
Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953/1954 | WATFORD | 28 | 8 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 4th of 24 | |
| 1954/1955 | WATFORD | 10 | 4 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 7th of 24 | |
| 1954/1955 | Northampton Town | 15 | 4 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 13th of 24 | |
| 1955/1956 | Northampton Town | 38 | 8 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 11th of 24 | |
| 1956/1957 | Colchester United | 36 | 13 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 3rd of 24 | |
| 1957/1958 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 10th of 24 |