Fred Smith (born – death unknown) was an English

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footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for

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and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a , or , i.e. number 6, or 7.

Background

Fred Smith was born in Woodlesford, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Fred Smith won caps for

while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Wales, and won caps for

while at Hunslet on the

1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand The 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand was the first international tour of the Great Britain national rugby league team, "The Lions". They played the second ever Ashes series against Australia, and their first as the visiti ...

against

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, Australasia and New Zealand, in 1911 against Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Australia, and in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Fred Smith played , and scored a try in Hunslet's 14–0 victory over

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in the

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Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Smith played right-, i.e. number 3, in Hunslet's 17–0 victory over Halifax in the

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Yorkshire

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Final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Fred Smith was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08

All Four Cups Winning All Four Cups referred to winning all four competitions available to a British rugby league side in the top division between 1907 and 1970. The cups available to win were the First Division Championship, Challenge Cup, county league (La ...

winning team.

Testimonial match

At the end of the 1919–20 season, a Testimonial match for both Bill Jukes, and Fred Smith, took place between Hunslet and Billy Batten's Hunslet XIII, a team of former Hunslet players, including a 48-year-old

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, who scored a drop goal, the match took place at Parkside, Hunslet.Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Frederick England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Hunslet F.C. (1883) players Place of birth missing Place of death missing Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Leeds Year of death missing Yorkshire rugby league team players Year of birth uncertain