Stephen Smith (14 January 1874 â 19 May 1935) was an England international footballer in the late 19th century. Smith was born in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire.
Steve Smith played for Aston Villa from 1893 to 1901, helping them to win the Football League title in 1893âÂÂ94, 1895âÂÂ96, 1896âÂÂ97, 1898âÂÂ99 and 1899âÂÂ1900, as well as the 1895 FA Cup Final. Although Villa also won the cup in 1897 (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 Scotland in 1895.
In 1901 he moved south to join Southern League club Portsmouth, helping them to regain the Southern League championship at the end of his first season.
In 1906 he was appointed to the role of player-manager of another Southern League club, New Brompton, a position he held until 1908.
The Villa News and Record, 1 Sept. 1906
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