W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Winger
1956-59 🕒 130 | ⚽ 25 | 🔥 - | #451 |
Previous Player | Next Player |
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FB Roy Pritchard | 🏴 | #450 | | CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #452 | |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Personal Profile
Full Name | Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot | ||
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Leslie Joseph Smith | 24 December 1927 | Halesowen, Dudley | England | 🏴 | England | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Transfer In
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
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1955-56 | February 1956 | 28 | £25,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Eric Houghton |
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Returned Under |
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Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Returned Under |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Villa Career
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1956-59 | £25,000 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 130 | ⚽ 25 | 🔥 - | #451 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Played Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
Joe Mercer 🏴
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Career Summary
Seasons | Appearances 🕒 | Starts 🕒 | Substitute 🔁 | Unused Sub 🇺 | Points per Game (PPG) |
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4 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
🟩 Won | 🟩 Win % | 🟨 Drew | 🟨 Drawn % | 🟥 Lost | 🟥 Loss % |
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Goals ⚽ | Assists 🔥 | Yellow Cards 🟨 | Red Cards 🟥 |
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25 | 5 | - | - |
Goal Involvements (GI) | Games per Goal (GPG) | Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG) |
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30 | 5.20 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Season by Season Record
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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1955-56 | 27 | D1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 |
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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1956-57 | 28 | D1 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 13 | - | 0 |
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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1957-58 | 29 | D1 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 |
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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1958-59 | 30 | D1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5.80 |
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🇺 | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Goalkeeping Record
Goalkeeper # | Goals Conceded 🥅 | Goals Conceded per Game (CPG) | Clean Sheets ⛔ | % Clean Sheets ⛔ % |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Season by Season Goalkeeping Record
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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1955-56 | 27 | D1 | 14 |
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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1956-57 | 28 | D1 | 48 |
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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1957-58 | 29 | D1 | 33 |
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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1958-59 | 30 | D1 | 35 |
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Honours
1956-57 FA Cup Winners |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Villa Youth Record
n/a
Previous Clubs
1947-56 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Football League First Division
🕒 88 | ⚽ 22 | (League)
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Debut
Squad From Season | First Squad Match | First Squad Under |
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1955-56 | 11 February 1956 | Eric Houghton 🏴 |
Promoted to First Team Under | Promoted to First Team Date |
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Eric Houghton 🏴 | 11 February 1956 |
Debut Season | Debut Date | Debut Age | Debut Under |
---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | 11 February 1956 | 28 | Eric Houghton 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
First Goal Date
Game # | Match | Scorer(s) |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Loans Out
None
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Final Appearance
Final Season | Final Game | Final Age | Final Game Under |
---|---|---|---|
1958-59 | 20 April 1959 | 31 | Joe Mercer 🏴 |
Squad To Season | Final Squad | Final Squad Under |
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1958-59 | 20 April 1959 | Joe Mercer 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Transfer Out
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
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1959-60 | January 1960 | 32 | Released | Retired | Joe Mercer 🏴 |
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
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Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Subsequent Clubs
1960 Retired aged 32
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Quotes
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Biography
Player #451 for Aston Villa, Leslie Joseph Smith, known as Les Smith, played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.
Les played for Villa between 1955-56 and 1958-59 making 130 appearances and scoring 25 goals.
Les was born in Halesowen, just 10 miles from Villa Park, on 24 December 1927 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 11 February 1956 aged 28.
Villa had signed Les from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of £25,000 earlier in February 1956.
During his time with Villa Les won the 1957 FA Cup and was an ever present in the victorious 1956-57 FA Cup campaign including the 2-1 triumph over Manchester United in the final held at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 99,225 when Peter McParland scored twice to win Villa the Cup for a record seventh time.
Les also helped Villa reach the FA Cup Semi Final in 1958-59 but had the misfortune to experience relegation to the Second Division with Villa that same season despite scoring 6 goals in his 33 appearances.
Although Les joined Villa at a relatively late age, his career was cut short after an achilles injury forced him into retirement in 1960.
Les played his last game for the club on Monday, 20 April 1959 aged 31.
Les had played his Villa career under managers Eric Houghton and Joe Mercer.
Les passed away in Stourbridge on 8 March 2008 aged 80.
Died
8 March 2008, Aged 80
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Appearances
130
Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Starts
130
Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
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Game #2431 | 🟨 23 March 1957, Villa 2-2 Albion, Molineux. | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | |
Game #2444 | 🟩 4 May 1957, Villa 2-1 United, Wembley Stadium. | GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Sub Sub |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Goals Scored
25
Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Assists Made
5
Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
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W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 |
Cards Received
🟨
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🟥
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
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International Career
England
FA | National Team | Caps with Villa |
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England |
FA | National Team | Full International Record |
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England |
FA | 🕒 Caps | 🕒 Starts | 🔁 Sub | ⚽ Goals |
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FA | First Cap with Villa |
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FA | First International Goal with Villa |
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FA | Last Cap with Villa |
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International Record
England
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Match |
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Match |
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