Len Smelt
English footballer (1883–1933)
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Leonard Smelt (7 December 1883 – 8 February 1933) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
Full name
Leonard Smelt
Date of birth
7 December 1883
Place of birth
Rotherham, England
Date of death
8 February 1933 (aged 49)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Smelt | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 February 1933 (aged 49) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1909 | Gainsborough Trinity | 7 | (1) |
| Sutton Junction | |||
| Rotherham Town | |||
| Chesterfield | |||
| Gainsborough Trinity | |||
| 1919–1926 | Burnley | 229 | (0) |
| 1926–1927 | Barrow | 37 | (0) |
| 1927–? | Frickley | ||
| Hurst | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Smelt's final game for Burnley, the 'Clarets' was on 18 April 1925 at the age of 41 years and 132 days.[2]
