Thomas Gable Smith (18 October 1900 – 21 February 1934) was an English

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who played as an inside right or outside right in the

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for

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, Leicester City,

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, Northampton Town and Norwich City. Smith, known as Tosher, played for Marsden Villa and Whitburn before moving to

in 1919. He went on to spend four seasons at

and three at Northampton Town. Four of his six brothers were also footballers.

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and Jack both played for South Shields and played in

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together for Portsmouth. Sep later played for Leicester City, and

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played reserve football for Leicester and later played for Watford.

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MUFCInfo.com profile
1900 births 1934 deaths People from Whitburn, Tyne and Wear Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside Footballers from Tyne and Wear Footballers from County Durham English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Men's association football outside forwards Whitburn F.C. players Gateshead A.F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players

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