Lionel Smith was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 15th November 1950 at 30 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 18th April 1953 aged 32. Smith, born on 23rd August 1920, in Mexborough, Yorkshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 699 and played as a Left Back for his country.
Lionel Smith - 6 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Lionel Smith
- Born: 23rd August 1920, Mexborough, Yorkshire
- Died: 6th November 1980, London aged 60
- England Career: 1950 - 1953
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Arsenal (6)
- FA Legacy Number: 699
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (HC) on 15th November 1950 aged 30 years, 2 months, 23 days
- Last Cap: v Scotland (HC) on 18th April 1953 aged 32 years, 7 months, 26 days
- Career Length: 2 years, 154 days
- Starts: 6
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 6 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 6 Matches
- Alf Ramsey
- 6 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 5 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 5 Matches
- Gil Merrick
- 4 Matches
- Jack Froggatt
- 3 Matches
- Leslie Medley
- 3 Matches
- Redfearn Froggatt
- 3 Matches
- Mal Barrass
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 10 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 2, 18th Apr 1953 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 26 days. - BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 5.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 3 days. - WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 4.
Age: 32 years, 2 months, 20 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 3.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 22 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 20th Oct 1951 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 2.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 28 days. - WAL, 4 - 2, 15th Nov 1950 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 1.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 23 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.