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Player #252

From:

To:

Career Status:

1913-14

1913-14

Retired

Appearances:

1

Starts:

1

Goals:

0

Assists:

-

Involvements:

0

Herby Smart

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Forward

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PREVIOUS PLAYER

SUBSEQUENT PLAYER

Herby Smart

Seasons Quick-View

1914 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #252 |

Season :

1913-14

Age :

21

Division :

D1

Squad # :

#

Appearances :

1

Starts :

1

Substitute :

0

Unused :

0

Goals :

0

Assists :

-

Involvements :

0

Games / Goal :

Bookings :

-

Sendings Off :

-

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Herbert Horace Smart

Birth Date

24 April 1892

Birth Place

Smethwick, West Midlands

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams (incl. Youth)

Bilston United

Original Transfer

Aged

21

From

Bilston United

For

Free

On

1913

Under

George Ramsay

Returning Transfer 1

Aged

n/a

From

n/a

For

n/a

On

n/a

Under

n/a

Returning Transfer 2

Aged

n/a

From

n/a

For

n/a

On

n/a

Under

n/a

Transfer Notes

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out 1

Aged

To

For

On

Under

22

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Free

1914

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Transfer Out 2

Aged

To

For

On

Under

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Transfer Out 3

Aged

To

For

On

Under

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Retired

Died

1951, Aged 59

Herby Smart

Villa Career

1914 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #252 |

🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

4 April 1914

Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

First Squad

4 April 1914

Manager

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

1913-14

4 April 1914

Newcastle United (h), Division One

21

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

Aged

Manager

1913-14

4 April 1914

Newcastle United (h), Division One

21

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Final Squad

4 April 1914

Manager

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Honours

Played for the Villa

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

Not selected

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Not selected

Caps with Villa

Herby Smart

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Player #253 for Aston Villa, Herbert Horace Smart, known as Herby Smart, played as a forward for the club.

Herby played for Villa in 1913-14 making just a single appearance.

Herby was born in Smethwick, less than 5 miles from Villa Park, on 24th April 1892 and he made his sole appearance for Villa on the 4th April 1914 aged 21.

Villa had signed Herby from Bilston United and he subsequently moved on to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Herby had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Herby passed away in Birmingham in 1951 aged 59.

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