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Albert Smith
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
13-6-1860	N/A	Date unknown.	Unknown.
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
21-1-1882 v Glodwick		Glodwick	1882-
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1882-1882			1 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of Albert Smith
HERITAGE NO : Albert George Smith ADAPTABILITY A browse through the biographies of some 1400 players who have played for the Saints will leave any reader concluding that the flexibly in employment. Multi-tasking and assimilation in new residential locations are not modern phenomena. This is certainly the case with Albert Smith. Albert was born in Upper Weedon, Northamptonshire in June 1860. His father, John was a baker. The family lived in this small village and Albert had to cope with the loss of his mother at an early age. Bu the time Albert was 10 he was classed as a baker and helping his father in the local Bakery. As a teenager he upped sticks and moved some 140 miles to live in St. Helens. We may never know what motivation lay behind this relocation. He married Eliza, born in St. Helens in 1856, in the month of October 1880. Albert and Eliza moved to a property at 56 Morley Street, St. Helens and his new occupation as a bricklayer, involved baked bricks as opposed to baked loaves. Although Albert was a player for St. Helens Recs, like many others he played for the other team in town on the odd occasion. His debut for the Saints, under the banner of St. Helens Rangers, was in an away fixture against Glodwick on the 26th of January 1882. The Saints won that day. aInterestingly, Albert would play at scrum half for the Recs. For most of the 1880s decade Albert played for St. Helens Recs. On the 10th of April 1890, he represented West Lancs and Border Towns Union at scrum-half against South East Lancashire at Leigh. His team were victorious that day. Smith nearly lost his life playing for the Recs. The team were touring the Lake District and Cumberland, staying the weekend at Morecambe and journeying to play at Lancaster on the Monday for the evening match. Albert tackled the Lancaster full-back. There was no sign of ‘over-aggression’ from the Recs’ player, but he lay motionless on the ground. When his team-mates turned him over, he screamed in agony. He was taken to Lancaster Infirmary, where he lay for many months in a serious condition, tended throughout by his devoted wife. Fortunately, Albert recovered, although his rugby days were over. Away from the rugby field Albert changed occupations on several occasions and moved from being a bookkeeper to becoming a publican, In 1911 he was running the famous Horseshoe Hotel in Parr, St. Helens and evidently making decent brass. He was also an old Volunteer and in 1914 became an officer in the National Defence Corps, before ending his working days as licensee of the Cotham Arms in the town centre. Albert died on the 7th of May, 1933 aged 71. At he time he had retired lo live at 91 Keswick Road, St. Helens. He made his money as a publican and left some £6252, worth £572 000 in 2023 values, not too bad for a baker.

Biography of Albert Smith

HERITAGE NO :

Albert George Smith

ADAPTABILITY

A browse through the biographies of some 1400 players who have played for the Saints will leave any reader concluding that the flexibly in employment. Multi-tasking and assimilation in new residential locations are not modern phenomena. This is certainly the case with Albert Smith.

Albert was born in Upper Weedon, Northamptonshire in June 1860. His father, John was a baker. The family lived in this small village and Albert had to cope with the loss of his mother at an early age. Bu the time Albert was 10 he was classed as a baker and helping his father in the local Bakery. As a teenager he upped sticks and moved some 140 miles to live in St. Helens. We may never know what motivation lay behind this relocation. He married Eliza, born in St. Helens in 1856, in the month of October 1880. Albert and Eliza moved to a property at 56 Morley Street, St. Helens and his new occupation as a bricklayer, involved baked bricks as opposed to baked loaves.

Although Albert was a player for St. Helens Recs, like many others he played for the other team in town on the odd occasion. His debut for the Saints, under the banner of St. Helens Rangers, was in an away fixture against Glodwick on the 26th of January 1882. The Saints won that day. aInterestingly, Albert would play at scrum half for the Recs.

For most of the 1880s decade Albert played for St. Helens Recs. On the 10th of April 1890, he represented West Lancs and Border Towns Union at scrum-half against South East Lancashire at Leigh. His team were victorious that day. Smith nearly lost his life playing for the Recs. The team were touring the Lake District and Cumberland, staying the weekend at Morecambe and journeying to play at Lancaster on the Monday for the evening match. Albert tackled the Lancaster full-back. There was no sign of ‘over-aggression’ from the Recs’ player, but he lay motionless on the ground. When his team-mates turned him over, he screamed in agony. He was taken to Lancaster Infirmary, where he lay for many months in a serious condition, tended throughout by his devoted wife. Fortunately, Albert recovered, although his rugby days were over.

Away from the rugby field Albert changed occupations on several occasions and moved from being a bookkeeper to becoming a publican, In 1911 he was running the famous Horseshoe Hotel in Parr, St. Helens and evidently making decent brass.

He was also an old Volunteer and in 1914 became an officer in the National Defence Corps, before ending his working days as licensee of the Cotham Arms in the town centre.

Albert died on the 7th of May, 1933 aged 71. At he time he had retired lo live at 91 Keswick Road, St. Helens. He made his money as a publican and left some £6252, worth £572 000 in 2023 values, not too bad for a baker.

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
21st Jan 1882	1	N/K	11	Glodwick*	FR	A						VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

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Albert Smith

OVERALL STATISTICS

Biography of Albert Smith