William Smith (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
14 November 1886 Carlisle, England | ||
| Died |
3 March 1937 (aged 50) Marylebone, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside-right | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1909–1913 | Blackheath | ||
| 1920–1923 | Beckenham | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| 1911–1921 | England & GB | 26 | |
Medal record | |||
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William Faulder Smith (14 November 1886 – 3 March 1937) was an English field hockey player from Carlisle,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Smith was educated at Marlborough College and studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he won a blue in 1909.[3]
After University he played club hockey for Beckenham and county hockey for Kent.[4]
He also played for Blackheath, and later Lowestoft and the East.[3]
In 1911, he made his England debut and during World War I he served as a lieutenant in the British Army.[3]
At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he represented Great Britain at the hockey tournament.[5]
After his playing career he worked as a director in the family businesses; the textile manufacturers, Stapley & Smith, and the insurance brokers, Smith & Burns.[3]
References
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: William Faulder Smith; Oct-Nov-Dec quarter 1886; District: Carlisle; Volume: 10b; Page: 519
- ^ "profile". Database Olympic.
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Hockey". Bucks Herald. 3 February 1923. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
