Len Smith (rugby league)

Len Smith

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Smith
Born	29 January 1911 Leeds, England
Died	14 June 2000(2000-06-14) (aged 89) Halifax, England
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–35 Hunslet 165 31 0 0 93 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931 Yorkshire 2 0 0 0 0 1935 England 1 2 0 0 6
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Leonard Smith (29 January 1911^[3] – 14 June 2000) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a prop or hooker.^[1]

Len Smith was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 89 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Smith played prop, and scored a try in Hunslet's 11-5 victory over Widnes in the 1933–34 Challenge Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1934.^[4]

While at Hunslet, Smith played hooker, and scored 2 tries in England's 15-15 draw with France at Stade de Paris on Thursday 28 March 1935 in front of a 20,000 crowd. This was also Smith's final game as a rugby league player, as he quit the sport to take up employment with the Halifax Police Force.^[5]