Stephen Smith (14 January 1874 – 19 May 1935) was an

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in the late 19th century.

Playing career

Smith was born in Abbots Bromley,

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He played for Aston Villa from 1893 to 1901, helping them to win the

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title in 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99 and 1899–1900, as well as the 1895 FA Cup Final. Although Villa also won the cup in

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(thereby taking the "double"), Smith was not selected to play in the final although he made four appearances in the earlier rounds. He made one England appearance against

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in 1895. In 1901 he moved south to join Southern League club

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, helping them to regain the Southern League championship at the end of his first season.

Management career

In 1906 he was appointed to the role of

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of another Southern League club, New Brompton, a position he held until 1908.

Quotes

''The Villa News and Record'', 1 Sept. 1906

Honours

Aston Villa *

champions: 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900 *

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winners: 1895

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