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Johnny Smith

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
10-01-1956
N/A
03 -10-1974
St. Helens Local Leagues
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
21-08-1976 v Wigan
Leigh
1985-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1976-1984
81 (41)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
8
0
0
27

Biography of Johnny Smith



HERITAGE NO : 917
Johnny Smith was quick around the scrum and a good organiser. This local lad made his debut in the notorious players strike first round of the Lancashire Cup in August 1976. He had to wait another two years to don the first team jersey again.

Johnny scored eight tries for the Saints over his time and was ever reliable when called up into the first team. In all he played 81 matches for the Saints first team and was involved in some memorable games. He played in tour matches against Australia and New Zealand. Johnny collected a losers medal in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final against Warrington. However, two years later Johnny was a substitute as the Saints won the Lancashire Cup in the Riversiders own back yard. At the end of his first team days Johnny played two matches in the 1985 Saints tour of New Zealand.

Dave Dooley

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1976~770 0 0 1
1978~79 1 0 0 3
1979~801 0 0 12
1980~810 0 0 9
1981~82 1 0 0 6
1982~832 0 0 18
1983~841 0 0 22
1984~85 2 0 0 12
TOTALS:8 0 0 83
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1978~791001
1979~801001
1981~820001
1982~830003
1983~841003
1984~85 1004
TOTALS:40013

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
21st Aug 1976 1
L
 7 Wigan LC1 A 5 37 VIEW
4th Aug 1978 --**
D
 18 Widnes* Fr Testimonial H 31 31 1 VIEW
17th Sep 1978 --NPS
D
 14 Barrow L A 16 16 VIEW
29th Mar 1979 --NPS
L
 14 Workington Town L A 8 10 VIEW
30th Apr 1979 2
W
 14 Bradford Northern L H 31 15 VIEW
2nd May 1979 3
L
 14 Leigh L A 2 5 VIEW
10th May 1979 4
L
 7 Widnes L A 8 15 1 VIEW
5th Aug 1979 --
W
 7 Pilkington Recs* Fr Testimonial H 40 14 1 VIEW
2nd Sep 1979 5
L
 14 Warrington L H 17 23 VIEW
7th Sep 1979 --NPS
L
 14 Salford L A 21 25 VIEW
16th Sep 1979 --NPS
W
 14 Barrow JP1 A 18 13 VIEW
19th Sep 1979 6
W
 14 Oldham FTP A 20 9 VIEW
23rd Sep 1979 7
L
 7 Bradford Northern L H 10 21 VIEW
30th Sep 1979 8
L
 7 Widnes JP2 A 20 31 VIEW
7th Oct 1979 9
L
 7 Leeds L A 12 21 VIEW
9th Oct 1979 --NPS
W
 14 Rochdale Hornets FT1 H 45 17 VIEW
27th Nov 1979 --NPS
L
 14 Bradford Northern L A 9 13 VIEW
11th Dec 1979 10
L
 14 Hull Kingston Rovers FTSF A 7 10 VIEW
15th Dec 1979 11
W
 7 Leigh L A 12 3 VIEW
12th Jan 1980 12
L
 7 Salford L H 17 18 VIEW
4th Mar 1980 13
W
 14 York L H 25 16 1 VIEW
9th Mar 1980 14
W
 14 York L A 18 5 VIEW
18th Mar 1980 15
L
 7 Hull L H 10 18 VIEW
23rd Mar 1980 16
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 24 19 VIEW
19th Sep 1980 17
W
 14 Salford L A 25 19 VIEW
5th Oct 1980 18
D
 14 Workington Town L A 16 16 VIEW
12th Oct 1980 19
W
 14 New Zealand Tour H 11 6 VIEW
19th Oct 1980 20
L
 14 Warrington L A 11 15 VIEW
26th Oct 1980 21
L
 7 Castleford L H 5 8 VIEW
11th Jan 1981 22
W
 14 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 12 10 VIEW
24th Mar 1981 23
L
 7 Hull L A 15 18 VIEW
29th Mar 1981 24
L
 14 Halifax L A 7 17 VIEW
6th Apr 1981 25
W
 7 Warrington L H 29 9 VIEW
27th Sep 1981 26
W
 14 Wakefield Trinity L H 33 14 VIEW
15th Nov 1981 27
W
 7 Bradford Northern L A 20 8 VIEW
22nd Nov 1981 28
L
 7 Barrow L A 5 7 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1981 29
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 9 7 VIEW
3rd Jan 1982 30
L
 7 Leeds L A 4 30 VIEW
25th Apr 1982 31
L
 7 Wigan L A 5 23 VIEW
5th Jun 1982 --
D
 14 Welsh XIII* Fr Testimonial L 18 18 VIEW
6th Aug 1982 --
W
 7 Pilkington Recs* Fr Testimonial H 51 7 VIEW
15th Aug 1982 --
D
 16 Oldham* Fr Ward Cup H 15 15 VIEW
12th Sep 1982 32
W
 7 Oldham L H 20 15 VIEW
19th Sep 1982 33
L
 7 Barrow L A 12 19 VIEW
26th Sep 1982 34
W
 14 Workington Town L H 27 7 VIEW
3rd Oct 1982 35
W
 14 Featherstone Rovers L A 29 12 1 VIEW
6th Oct 1982 36
W
 14 Carlisle LCSF (rep) A 9 5 VIEW
10th Oct 1982 37
L
 7 Leigh L H 10 19 VIEW
17th Oct 1982 38
L
 14 Australia Tour H 0 32 VIEW
23rd Oct 1982 39
L
 14 Warrington LCF N 0 16 VIEW
31st Oct 1982 40
W
 14 Warrington L H 16 11 VIEW
6th Nov 1982 --NPS
L
 14 Leeds L A 10 13 VIEW
14th Nov 1982 --NPS
W
 14 Workington Town L A 20 15 VIEW
19th Dec 1982 41
W
 14 Featherstone Rovers L H 13 10 1 VIEW
26th Dec 1982 42
W
 14 Wigan L H 11 8 VIEW
16th Jan 1983 --NPS
L
 14 Castleford L A 10 31 VIEW
23rd Jan 1983 43
W
 14 Barrow L H 20 5 VIEW
30th Jan 1983 44
W
 14 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 13 7 VIEW
20th Mar 1983 45
L
 7 Hull L A 13 24 VIEW
27th Mar 1983 46
W
 7 Carlisle L A 40 16 VIEW
29th Mar 1983 47
W
 7 Halifax L H 22 0 VIEW
4th Apr 1983 48
L
 7 Widnes L H 9 11 VIEW
17th Apr 1983 49
W
 14 Carlisle L H 39 7 VIEW
22nd May 1983 --
D
 7 Warrington* Fr Testimonial A 16 16 VIEW
7th Aug 1983 --
W
 6 Huyton* Fr Charity H 48 14 VIEW
10th Aug 1983 --
W
 6 Widnes * Fr Testimonial H 44 20 VIEW
14th Aug 1983 --
W
 7 Oldham* Fr Ward Cup A 32 10 1 VIEW
21st Aug 1983 50
W
 14 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 30 11 VIEW
28th Aug 1983 --NPS
W
 14 Warrington L A 12 8 VIEW
3rd Sep 1983 51
W
 14 Rochdale Hornets LC1 A 28 4 VIEW
11th Sep 1983 52
L
 14 Castleford L H 10 22 VIEW
25th Sep 1983 53
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 50 12 1 VIEW
2nd Oct 1983 54
L
 7 Oldham L A 6 32 VIEW
23rd Oct 1983 55
W
 7 Bradford Northern L H 29 14 VIEW
30th Oct 1983 56
W
 7 Featherstone Rovers L H 19 13 VIEW
6th Nov 1983 57
W
 7 Kent Invicta JP1 A 40 7 VIEW
13th Nov 1983 58
L
 7 Leigh L A 12 20 VIEW
19th Nov 1983 59
W
 14 Warrington JP2 A 18 10 VIEW
4th Dec 1983 60
L
 14 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 7 32 VIEW
17th Dec 1983 61
L
 14 Widnes JPSF N 4 18 VIEW
20th Dec 1983 62
W
 14 Salford L A 18 16 VIEW
26th Dec 1983 63
L
 7 Wigan L A 8 12 VIEW
1st Jan 1984 64
L
 7 Widnes L H 12 20 VIEW
8th Jan 1984 65
L
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 22 31 VIEW
15th Jan 1984 66
W
 14 Whitehaven L H 40 10 VIEW
22nd Jan 1984 67
W
 14 Fulham L A 30 0 VIEW
19th Feb 1984 68
L
 7 Leeds L A 7 18 VIEW
25th Feb 1984 69
W
 14 Hull CC2 H 24 14 VIEW
4th Mar 1984 70
W
 14 Featherstone Rovers L A 21 13 VIEW
11th Mar 1984 --NPS
L
 14 Wigan CC3 H 7 16 VIEW
16th Mar 1984 71
W
 14 Hull L H 22 10 VIEW
20th Mar 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Warrington L H 37 25 VIEW
29th Jul 1984 --
L
 7 Barrow * Fr Benefit A 10 19 VIEW
26th Aug 1984 --
W
 7 Oldham* Fr Ward Cup H 38 4 1 VIEW
23rd Sep 1984 72
L
 7 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 6 32 VIEW
26th Sep 1984 73
W
 7 Barrow LC2 A 26 10 VIEW
30th Sep 1984 74
L
 7 Bradford Northern L A 10 30 VIEW
7th Oct 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Castleford L H 30 16 VIEW
10th Oct 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Leigh LCSF H 31 10 VIEW
14th Oct 1984 75
W
 14 Hunslet L A 32 14 1 VIEW
21st Oct 1984 76
W
 14 Oldham L H 32 5 VIEW
28th Oct 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Wigan LCF A 26 18 VIEW
4th Nov 1984 77
W
 7 Warrington L A 20 14 VIEW
11th Nov 1984 78
W
 14 Barrow L H 59 2 VIEW
25th Nov 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Bradford Northern L H 28 6 VIEW
5th Dec 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Bradford Northern JP2 (rep) H 24 10 VIEW
9th Dec 1984 --NPS
W
 14 Leeds L H 48 16 VIEW
22nd Dec 1984 79
L
 14 Halifax JP3 H 8 14 VIEW
26th Dec 1984 80
L
 14 Wigan L H 22 30 VIEW
1st Jan 1985 --NPS
W
 14 Widnes L A 8 6 VIEW
14th Apr 1985 81
W
 7 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 30 14 VIEW
17th Apr 1985 82
W
 14 Hunslet L H 68 7 VIEW
21st Apr 1985 83
L
 7 Leigh L A 26 30 1 VIEW
29th May 1985 --
L
 7 Waikato* Fr Tour H 24 34 VIEW
3rd Jun 1985 --
W
 7 Northland * Fr Tour W 42 12 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 64 | LOSSES : 45 | DRAWS : 6

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