About Archie Smith
Lived 1872 – 1961 (aged 89). Archie Smith was an australian rules football player.
Arthur Robert Smith (16 February 1872 – 20 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the years leading up to and following the formation of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Playing career Smith, who was recruited from Richmond, was Collingwood's main target up forward during his career. He made his VFL debut in Collingwood's inaugural VFL game, against St Kilda in round one, 1897, and went on to top the club goal-kicking in each of his first four seasons. Smith's tally of 31 goals in 1898 was enough to win the VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal.
Smith's career total of 205 goals was a club record until broken by Dick Lee in 1910.
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Who was Archie Smith?
Australian rules footballer, born 1872
When was Archie Smith born?
Archie Smith was born on 16 February 1872 in Prahran.
When did Archie Smith die?
Archie Smith died on 20 July 1961 in Abbotsford.
What was Archie Smith's occupation?
Archie Smith was an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Archie Smith (footballer, born 1872)
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