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Fred Smith

English rugby league footballer

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Fred Smith was a British rugby league player.

Fred Smith (born – death unknown) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a , or .

At the end of the 1919–20 season, a Testimonial match for both Bill Jukes, and Fred Smith, took place between Hunslet and Billy Batten's Hunslet XIII, a team of former Hunslet players, including a 48-year-old Albert Goldthorpe, who scored a drop goal, the match took place at Parkside, Hunslet.

International honours Smith won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, Australasia and New Zealand, in 1911 against Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Australia, and in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.

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Important facts

Born
Woodlesford
Occupation
Nationality

Frequently asked questions

Who was Fred Smith?

English rugby league footballer

When was Fred Smith born?

Fred Smith was born in Woodlesford.

What was Fred Smith's occupation?

Fred Smith was a rugby league player.

What nationality was Fred Smith?

Fred Smith was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fred Smith

· Wikidata: Q5496302

· DBpedia: Fred Smith (rugby league, born c. 1885)

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