Syd Smith (association Footballer)
Sydney Joseph Smith (11 July 1895 – ?) was an English footballer of the 1920s. Born in Aston Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, England. Located immediately to the north-east of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles from Birmingham City Centre. History Aston wa ..., he played professionally for Derby County, Norwich City, and Gillingham, making a total of eight appearances in The Football League. References 1895 births Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English Football League players Stourbridge F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players English men's footballers Men's association football forwards People from Aston Year of death missing {{england-footy-forward-1890s-stub ...
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Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ...
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