Clifford Smailes (1930–2005) was an Australian

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1950s. Cliff 'Cec' Smailes played for the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...

for four years between 1950 and 1953. He won a premiership with the club when he played wing in the 1950 Grand Final. Smailes also played in the Souths team that were runners up in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

and scored a try in the match. He played one season at

Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...

in 1956 before retiring. Cliff Smailes died on 13 July 2005, aged 75.Daily Telegraph (Sydney): Death Notice 15/07/2005

References

1930 births 2005 deaths South Sydney Rabbitohs players Western Suburbs Magpies players Australian rugby league players Place of birth missing Rugby articles needing expert attention Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from New South Wales {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1930s-stub