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Stanley Smith

1937 – 2012

English rugby league footballer

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About Stanley Smith

Lived 1937 – 2012 (aged 75). Stanley Smith was a rugby league player.

Stanley "Stan" Smith (28 May 1937 – 14 November 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity and Bramley, as a wing.

Background Stan Smith's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a pupil at Manygates Secondary Modern School in the late 1940s, and early 1950s, he worked at West Riding Bus Company , he lived on Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, he was on the committee of Duke of York ARLFC, Agbrigg Road, Sandal, Wakefield, and he died aged 75.

Playing career Stan Smith played on the in Wakefield Trinity's 20-24 defeat by Leeds in the 1958–59 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958.

Contemporaneous description

Genealogical information Stan Smith's marriage to Molly (née Geary) (born 1937 ) was registered between January and March 1961 in Wakefield district. Smith's wife Molly is the middle sister of Peggy who married Albert Firth, and Lily who married Leslie Chamberlain.

Note During the late 1920 and 1930s there was a rugby league footballer who played for Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, England and Great Britain who was also called Stanley "Stan" Smith. These Stanley "Stan" Smith's are clearly not the same person, nor were they related.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Stanley Smith?

English rugby league footballer (1937–2012)

When was Stanley Smith born?

Stanley Smith was born on 28 May 1937 in Wakefield.

When did Stanley Smith die?

Stanley Smith died on 14 November 2012.

What was Stanley Smith's occupation?

Stanley Smith was a rugby league player.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stanley Smith

· Wikidata: Q7599954

· DBpedia: Stanley Smith (rugby league, born 1937)

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