Richard "Dick" Smith: Man United half-back/forward Profile & Stats
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Richard "Dick" Smith

Position: half-back/forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 55 40 13 2 166 50 +116 72.73
A 45 12 5 28 56 92 -36 26.67
N 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0.00
TOTALS 101 52 18 31 222 145 +77 51.49

Name: Richard "Dick" Smith
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Halliwell, Bolton, England
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 10st 10lbs (68.4kg)
Years at Club: 1894-1898, 1899-1902
Signing Info: Transferred from: Heywood Central, 06/1894, £. 2nd Spell, Transferred from: Wigan County, 02/1900, £
Previous Clubs: Halliwell Rovers, Heywood Central, Wigan County
Debut: 08/09/1894 v Burton Wanderers (A) 0-1 (League Division Two)
Farewell: 1st Farewell Transferred to Halliwell Rovers, 01/1898, Final Farewell Transferred to Bolton Wanderers, 01/1901, £
Passed Away: 18/11/1909

Biography

Richard "Dick" Smith's career seemed to run in circles. Having played for Halliwell Rovers (his hometown side), he spent 1893-94 with Heywood Central. Newton Heath was his next destination in 1894 until he returned to Halliwell Rovers in 1898. When they disbanded in May 1899, he joined Wigan County but finished the season back with Newton Heath again. In January 1901, Dick decided to try something new - that is where Bolton Wanderers came in. However, unable to break into their side, he returned to Wigan, by which time United - rather than County - were the town's team.
Yet, of all these clubs, it was only at Newton Heath that Smith saw Football League action, and how he first came to the club is an odd story. Having never been scouted by the Heathens, he was signed purely on the recommendation of James Peters, his Heywood Central teammate who had just been recruited at a pub in Halliwell one day in the summer of 1894.
Smith had operated half the time as a striker at Heywood and the other half as a midfielder, but it was at inside-left that Heath utilized him in 1894-95. The 5'8" Dick responded by leading the scoring charts with 20 league and cup goals, bolstered by his accomplishment on November 3rd when he became the first player in the club's history to net four goals in a league game, and against Manchester City, no less. His tally would have been even more impressive but for a 14-0 thrashing of Walsall Town Swifts that was later voided after the losers complained about the state of the pitch. Had the result stood, Dick's six league goals that afternoon would have remained a club record to this day.
Regrettably, Smith's prolific rate gradually diminished during the rest of his stay at Bank Street, including his second spell. This was not helped by his evolvement into the side's jack-of-all-trades: filling in all over the front line as well as both wing-half spots. Dick married Emily Smith in January 1896 but seemed to have a stronger friendship with a footballer named Jack Grundy - the two were teammates in six different spells! After retirement, Smith focused on his job as a cotton dyer. Thanks to Charbel Boujaoude for his tireless researching effort & the correct information on Richard Smith. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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1. 1894-1895 19 30 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 31
2. 1895-1896 9 28 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 31
3. 1896-1897 3 14 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17
4. 1897-1898 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
5. 1899-1900 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12
6. 1900-1901 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
TOTALS 35 94 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 101

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 93
2. FA Cup 7
3. Test Match 1
No Opponent Count
1. Leicester City 9
2. Grimsby Town 7
3. Arsenal 6
4. Manchester City 6
5. Port Vale 6
6. Newcastle United 6
7. Burton Wanderers 5
8. Burton Swifts 5
9. Lincoln City 5
10. Blackpool 5
11. Crewe Alexandra 4
12. Notts County 4
13. Walsall 4
14. Darwen 3
15. Rotherham United 3
16. Loughborough Town 3
17. Stoke City 2
18. Bury 2
19. Liverpool 2
20. Derby County 2
21. New Brighton Tower 2
22. Kettering Town 1
23. Birmingham City 1
24. Nelson 1
25. Southampton 1
26. Burnley 1
27. Barnsley 1
28. Luton Town 1
29. Middlesbrough 1
30. Chesterfield 1
31. Gainsborough Trinity 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 101
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
1. 03-11-1894 Manchester City League Division Two 4
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 08-09-1894 Div 2 Burton Wanderers L 0-1 A 0 Isaac Moore 65'
2. 15-09-1894 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra W 6-1 H 2 Richard Smith ??', ??', John Dow ??', ??', John Clarkin ??', John McCartney ??' John "Love" Jones ??'
3. 22-09-1894 Div 2 Leicester City W 3-2 A 1 John Dow 12', ??', Richard Smith ??' David Skea ??', Willie McArthur 87'
4. 06-10-1894 Div 2 Darwen D 1-1 A 0 Bob Donaldson 7' William McKennie 2'
5. 13-10-1894 Div 2 Arsenal D 3-3 H 0 John Clarkin ??', Bob Donaldson ??', ??' Peter Mortimer ??', ??', *Henry Boyd ??'
6. 20-10-1894 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 2-1 A 0 Bob Donaldson ??', ??' Alex Boggie 15'
7. 27-10-1894 Div 2 Leicester City D 2-2 H 1 James McNaught ??', Richard Smith ??' David Skea 42', ??'
8. 03-11-1894 Div 2 Manchester City W 5-2 A 4 Richard Smith 13', 14', ??, ??, John Clarkin ??' *Billy Meredith ??', ??'
9. 10-11-1894 Div 2 Rotherham United W 3-2 H 0 William Davidson 3', Bob Donaldson ??', James Peters ??' *James Coupar ??', Jimmy McCormick ??'
10. 17-11-1894 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 1-2 A 0 John Clarkin ??' James Stott ??', James Fairburn ??'
11. 24-11-1894 Div 2 Darwen D 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??' John King ??'
12. 01-12-1894 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra W 2-0 A 1 Richard Smith ??', John Clarkin ??'
13. 08-12-1894 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 5-1 H 2 James Peters 20', ??', Richard Smith 21', ??', John Dow ??' Edwin Birch 90'
14. 15-12-1894 Div 2 Notts County D 1-1 A 0 Bob Donaldson 70' Daniel Bruce 20'
15. 22-12-1894 Div 2 Lincoln City W 3-0 H 1 George Millar 10', Bob Donaldson 43', Richard Smith ??'
16. 24-12-1894 Div 2 Port Vale W 5-2 A 1 George Millar ??', Richard Smith ??', John Clarkin ??', Bob Donaldson ??', James McNaught ??' Billy Beats 4', Ted McDonald ??'
17. 29-12-1894 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-3 A 0 Donald Lees ??', Frank Smallman ??', Albert Flewitt ??'
18. 01-01-1895 Div 2 Port Vale W 3-0 H 0 George Millar ??', ??', Charles Rothwell ??'
19. 05-01-1895 Div 2 Manchester City W 4-1 H 1 John Clarkin 6', ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Richard Smith ??' James Sharples ??'
20. 12-01-1895 Div 2 Rotherham United L 1-2 A 0 Fred Erentz ??' *James Coupar ??', *Willie Bryant ??'
21. 02-02-1895 FAC Stoke City L 2-3 H 1 Richard Smith ??', James Peters ??' Sammy Meston 1', ??', Jimmy Robertson ??'
22. 02-03-1895 Div 2 Burton Wanderers D 1-1 H 0 James Peters ??' G.Cunningham 88'
23. 23-03-1895 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 2-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??'
24. 30-03-1895 Div 2 Arsenal L 2-3 A 0 John Clarkin ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Peter Mortimer ??', Gavin Crawford ??', Bob Buchanan ??'
25. 03-04-1895 Div 2 Walsall W 9-0 H 2 Bob Donaldson 30', ??', James Peters ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', John Clarkin ??', Richard Smith ??', ??'
26. 06-04-1895 Div 2 Newcastle United W 5-1 H 2 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Richard Smith ??', ??', Robert McDermid ??' (o.g.) Charles Dickson ??'
27. 12-04-1895 Div 2 Bury D 2-2 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Harry Millar ??', Tom Wylie ??'
28. 13-04-1895 Div 2 Newcastle United L 0-3 A 0 William Milne 15', John McNee ??', Willie Thompson ??'
29. 15-04-1895 Div 2 Bury L 1-2 A 0 James Peters 80' Billy Barbour 12', J.H.Edwards 84'
30. 20-04-1895 Div 2 Notts County D 3-3 H 1 John Clarkin ??', Joe Cassidy ??', Richard Smith ??' Jack Chadburn ??', ??', Daniel Bruce ??'
31. 27-04-1895 TM Stoke City L 0-3 N 0 Joe Schofield 40', 50', Jack Farrell 76'
32. 07-09-1895 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra W 5-0 H 1 William Kennedy ??', Joe Cassidy ??', 73?', John Aitken ??', Richard Smith ??'
33. 14-09-1895 Div 2 Loughborough Town D 3-3 A 0 James McNaught 15', Joe Cassidy 80', 85' Thomas Cotterill 5', ??', Joseph Clark 43'
34. 21-09-1895 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 5-0 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', 44', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', William Kennedy ??'
35. 28-09-1895 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra W 2-0 A 2 Richard Smith ??', ??'
36. 05-10-1895 Div 2 Manchester City D 1-1 H 0 John Clarkin 44' Sandy Rowan 47'
37. 12-10-1895 Div 2 Liverpool L 1-7 A 0 Joe Cassidy 40' Frank Becton 7', ??, Thomas Bradshaw ??, 22', Fred Geary 30', 55', Jimmy Ross 87'
38. 19-10-1895 Div 2 Newcastle United W 2-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', James Peters ??' James Logan ??'
39. 26-10-1895 Div 2 Newcastle United L 1-2 A 0 William Kennedy ??' George Perrins 15' (o.g.), Willie Wardrope 85'
40. 02-11-1895 Div 2 Liverpool W 5-2 H 1 James Peters 15', ??, ??, Richard Smith 60', John Clarkin ??' Frank Becton 4', Jimmy Ross 10'
41. 09-11-1895 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy 47' Charlie Hare ??', James Boyle ??'
42. 16-11-1895 Div 2 Lincoln City D 5-5 H 0 John Clarkin ??', ??', James Peters ??', Joe Cassidy ??', James Collinson ??' Alec Smith ??', ??', Jimmy Burke ??', Jimmy Frettingham ??', William Gillespie ??'
43. 23-11-1895 Div 2 Notts County W 2-0 A 0 William Kennedy ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
44. 30-11-1895 Div 2 Arsenal W 5-1 H 0 Walter Cartwright ??', ??', John Clarkin ??', William Kennedy ??', James Peters ??' Charlie Hare ??'
45. 07-12-1895 Div 2 Manchester City L 1-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??' Robert Hill 4', *Billy Meredith ??', Robert Hill ??'
46. 14-12-1895 Div 2 Notts County W 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Bob Donaldson ??', John Clarkin ??'
47. 01-01-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), ??', ??' Thomas McCairns ??', Henry Fletcher ??'
48. 04-01-1896 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-3 A 0 Wille McArthur ??', ??', Davie Manson ??'
49. 01-02-1896 FAC Kettering Town W 2-1 H 1 Bob Donaldson ??', Richard Smith ??' William Pell ??'
50. 03-02-1896 Div 2 Leicester City W 2-0 H 1 William Kennedy 10', Richard Smith 60'
51. 08-02-1896 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-4 A 0 James Vance ??' Davie Willocks 25', ??', T.A.Bull ??', Alex Boggie 48'
52. 15-02-1896 FAC Derby County D 1-1 H 0 William Kennedy ??' Stephen Bloomer ??'
53. 19-02-1896 FAC Derby County L 1-5 A 0 Bob Donaldson 89' Stephen Bloomer ??', John Miller 40', ??', ??', Hugh McQueen ??'
54. 29-02-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers L 1-2 H 0 James McNaught ??' (pen) Arthur Capes ??', Unknown ??'
55. 07-03-1896 Div 2 Rotherham United W 3-2 A 1 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??, William Kennedy ??' E.Cutts ??', Jimmy McCormick ??'
56. 14-03-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 2-4 A 1 William Kennedy ??', Richard Smith ??' Thomas McCairns ??', Thomas Pratt ??', ??', James Graham ??'
57. 18-03-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers L 1-5 A 0 John Dow ??' Adrian Capes ??', Arthur Capes ??', Ted Devey ??', Ben Garfield ??', ??'
58. 23-03-1896 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-3 A 0 Joshua Randles 3', 18', Jim Mason 5'
59. 03-04-1896 Div 2 Darwen W 4-0 H 0 William Kennedy ??', ??', ??', James McNaught ??'
60. 04-04-1896 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 2-0 H 1 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??'
61. 06-04-1896 Div 2 Port Vale W 2-1 H 1 Richard Smith ??', John Clarkin ??' Ted McDonald ??'
62. 11-04-1896 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-2 A 0 Alec Smith 23', Jimmy Frettingham 65'
63. 12-09-1896 Div 2 Lincoln City W 3-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen) Jimmy Lynes ??'
64. 19-09-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 0-2 A 0 Joseph Rogers ??', Henry Fletcher 43'
65. 21-09-1896 Div 2 Walsall W 3-2 A 0 William Brown 20', James McNaught ??', Levi Draycott ??' Jack Aston 48', George Lewis ??'
66. 26-09-1896 Div 2 Newcastle United W 4-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', 49', ??', Bob Donaldson 46'
67. 03-10-1896 Div 2 Manchester City D 0-0 A 0
68. 10-10-1896 Div 2 Birmingham City D 1-1 H 0 Levi Draycott ??' John Jones ??'
69. 17-10-1896 Div 2 Blackpool L 2-4 A 0 Willie Bryant 1', Levi Draycott ??' Charles Mount ??', Jack Parkinson ??', ??', Jimmy Martin ??'
70. 24-10-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers W 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', 3', 5'
71. 07-11-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 4-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Ceaser Jenkyns ??' Joseph Rogers ??', Henry Fletcher ??'
72. 25-12-1896 Div 2 Manchester City W 2-1 H 1 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Robert Hill ??'
73. 26-12-1896 Div 2 Blackpool W 2-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', 89'
74. 28-12-1896 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-1 A 0 Billy Dorrell 89'
75. 02-01-1897 FAC Nelson W 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Matthew Gillespie ??'
76. 15-01-1897 FAC Blackpool D 2-2 H 0 Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Harry Stirzaker 12', Robert Norris ??'
77. 06-02-1897 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 6-0 H 2 Richard Smith ??', ??', Henry Boyd ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Levi Draycott ??', Ceaser Jenkyns ??'
78. 17-02-1897 FAC Southampton W 3-1 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', ??', Joe Cassidy 60' (pen) Joe Turner ??'
79. 22-03-1897 Div 2 Arsenal D 1-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 28' James Brock 13'
80. 25-09-1897 Div 2 Blackpool W 1-0 A 1 Richard Smith 65'
81. 02-10-1897 Div 2 Leicester City W 2-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', ??'
82. 09-10-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United L 0-2 A 0 Andrew Aitken ??', John Harvey ??'
83. 12-01-1898 Div 2 Burnley D 0-0 H 0
84. 15-01-1898 Div 2 Blackpool W 4-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
85. 25-02-1900 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 4-1 A 1 James Collinson ??', ??', Gilbert Godsmark ??', Richard Smith ??' Tommy Allison ??'
86. 03-03-1900 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 1-0 H 1 Richard Smith 4'
87. 10-03-1900 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??' John Dick ??', Fergus Hunt ??'
88. 17-03-1900 Div 2 Barnsley W 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Thomas Leigh ??'
89. 24-03-1900 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-2 A 0 Jimmy Brown ??', Rab King ??'
90. 31-03-1900 Div 2 Luton Town W 5-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??', Gilbert Godsmark ??', ??'
91. 07-04-1900 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-1 A 0 Lucien Boullmier 85'
92. 13-04-1900 Div 2 Leicester City W 3-2 H 0 28' (o.g.), William Griffiths 39', Matthew Gillespie 63' John T.Mercer 59', Willie Wragg 61'
93. 14-04-1900 Div 2 Walsall W 5-0 H 0 Fred Erentz 1' (pen), William Jackson 5', ??', George Foley 55', Matthew Gillespie ??'
94. 17-04-1900 Div 2 Walsall D 0-0 A 0
95. 21-04-1900 Div 2 Middlesbrough L 0-2 A 0 Thomas Niblo ??', Fergus Osborne ??'
96. 28-04-1900 Div 2 Chesterfield W 2-1 H 0 Edward Holt ??', John Grundy ??' Bill Gooing ??'
97. 22-09-1900 Div 2 Port Vale W 4-0 H 1 John Grundy ??', Thomas Leigh ??', Alf Schofield ??', Richard Smith ??'
98. 29-09-1900 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-1 A 0 Johnny McMillan ??' (pen)
99. 06-10-1900 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 1-0 H 0 William Jackson 80'
100. 13-10-1900 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 A 0 Thomas Leigh 25'
101. 27-10-1900 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-3 A 0 Thomas Leigh ??' Benjamin Appleby ??' (pen), ??', W.J.Stretton ??'
 

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