Frederick Smith (26 November 1898 – 1971) was an English

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who played at full back for

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

in the

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in the 1920s and 1930s. He also played

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for

Rossendale United Rossendale United Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in the village of Newchurch within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. The club was founded in 1898. Nicknamed the Stags, they had a long and eventful run wh ...

, Ashton National and

Hurst Hurst may refer to: Places England * Hurst, Berkshire, a village * Hurst, North Yorkshire, a hamlet * Hurst, a settlement within the village of Martock, Somerset * Hurst, West Sussex, a hamlet * Hurst Spit, a shingle spit in Hampshire ** Hurs ...

References

1898 births 1971 deaths People from Waterfoot, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Rossendale United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Ashton National F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players English Football League players Date of death missing Footballers from Lancashire {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub