Name: Joseph "Joe" Smith
Nickname: "-"
Country: :  England
Club: Bolton Wanderers
Position: ★SS, CF
Side: LF/BS
Age: 31-37 years (25/06/1889)
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Attack: 91
Defence: 48
Balance: 87
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 73
Response: 82
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 79
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 74
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 89
Shot Power: 94
Shot Technique: 91
Free Kick Accuracy: 77
Curling: 72
Header: 78
Jump: 80
Technique: 82
Aggression: 90
Mentality: 85
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 84
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Late/Lasting
CARDS:
P14 – Dummy Runner
P11 – Long Ranger
P15 – Free Roaming
S01 – Marauding
S04 – PK Taker
S05 – 1-touch Play
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting - Scoring - 1-on-1 Scoring - Penalties - 1 Touch Play
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
Joseph Smith (25 June 1889 – 11 August 1971) signed with Bolton Wanderers for a £10 transfer fee in 1908. Smith then became the club's top-scorer in 1911–12 with 24 goals, as Bolton posted a fourth-place finish, six points behind champions Blackburn Rovers. He scored 22 goals in 1912–13, as Bolton dropped to eighth position. George Lillycrop then became the club's leading scorer in 1913–14, before Smith finished as the club's top-scorer for the third time in four seasons with 36 goals in 1914–15.
Having lost some of the best years of his life on active service, Smith, despite being thirty, soon resumed normal service in front of goal with eighteen in the League in 1919-20, helping Bolton finished sixth in 1919–20. With the help of "Trotters" teammate Ted Vizard, during the 1920–21 season Smith scored a club record 38 goals, which put him top of the First Division goalscoring chart for that season; the club recorded a third-place finish. However Bolton dropped to sixth position again in 1921–22. Smith recorded 19 goals in 1922–23 to become the club's top-scorer for the fifth time. His goals helped Bolton to reach the 1923 FA Cup Final – the first FA Cup final to be held at Wembley. Smith captained Bolton to a 2–0 victory over West Ham United. David Jack then took the mantle as the club's main source of goals in 1923–24 and 1924–25, as Bolton posted two top four finishes in succession. Smith scored 21 goals in 1925–26 to finish as the club's top-scorer for the sixth and final time. He also captained the club to another FA Cup final victory, as a goal from namesake Jack Smith was enough to beat Manchester City 1–0. The 1926–27 season was then his last at the club, as he led Bolton to fourth in the league, eight points behind leaders Newcastle United. In his nineteen years with Bolton, Smith scored 277 goals in 492 games (his league record being 254 goals in 449 appearances).
Quote: Swarthy, strong and relentless in his pursuit of goals, Smith was one of the great dribblers and scorer of his day. Quote: Jimmy Greaves: ‘They say that Joe had one of the hardest shots ever seen, and goalkeepers had been known to duck out of the way of his power drives. He was a thrusting inside-left who formed a famous partnership with flying left-winger Ted Vizard.’ Charles Buchan in 'Charles Buchan: A Lifetime in Football' wrote: But I also heard it elsewhere: first at Bolton Wanderer's ground at Burden Park. Whenever Ted Vizard, Wanderers' Welsh international outside-left, had the ball and neared the opposing goal, up went the cry: "Give it to Joe!"
Meaning inside-left Joe Smith. Smith was one of the hardest shots I ever met. He scored many wonderful goals with his trusty left foot, holding the scoring record for several years, with a total of thirty-eight in one season David Tossell in 'Great English Final' wrote: Smith, who hailed from the West Midlands, had begun his playing career at Crewe Alexandra, but it was at Bolton that he made his name as a dynamic on-field force and prolific scorer, either from Inside-forward or playin more centrally. Charles Buchan in 'Great English Final' wrote: Joe Smith, with his all-out methods and forceful language, was the driving force behind the Wanderers's success. 'The Buff' wrote: Joe Smith-there are few men who can claim great reputations for individual achievement, but do you know any man who works harder for his pals? I don't '1923 Brittish Empire Exhibition - Programme & Souvenir - Final Tie' wrote: JOSEPH SMITH (inside left), native Dudley, captain and veteran of the team - a rare general, a dangerous shot with the left foot. Not so quick as of yore in snapping up chances but a tireless worker. Went from a Sunday school team at Newcastle (Staffs) to Bolton. Height 5ft 7.5 in., weight 12 stone 8lb. JoeJoe recalled he spoke to Blackpool FC’s chronicler, Robin Daniels wrote: I used to volley balls into the net from a few feet off the floor. I was deadly with them. And do you know how I developed that? When I was a junior, my mother used to make rag balls for my brother and I. We couldn’t afford a real ball.
We used to play against a wall, and kick from the street, about twenty yards out. Quite a few people used to watch us every time we went there. My mother could make a decent ‘ball’ with stockings, and fill it up with rags. We’d chuck it out of the hand, and you’d have to volley it before it dropped to the floor. We didn’t dribble with it. It was just for chucking out, just for shooting. That’s how I developed my goal-scoring. Goals]: A Unique A to Z Collection, by Jimmy Greaves; Norman Giller The goalscorer from Bloomer to Keegan, by T. Pawson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Smith_(football_forward,_born_1889)https://spartacus-educational.com/BOLTONsmithJ.htmhttps://www.etsy.com/dk-en/listing/1389089151/1923-bolton-wanderers-fc-v-west-hamhttps://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2021/03/boys-magazine-boy-530-2bpm-101.html?m=1https://medium.com/family-history/brothers-in-football-and-war-phil-smith-1885-1918-joe-smith-1889-1971-65189ef2168 |