The Dictionary of National Biography
He was a maker rather than a scorer of goals.The Times
G.O Smith was widely held to be the greatest centre forward of his age and the greatest player of the 19th century.Smith was an amateur who played for Oxford University , Old Carthusians and Corinthians.
He made a total of 20 appearances for England (scoring 11 goals), between 1893 and 1901.
Match | Goal | ||||||
1 | 25.02.93 | England | 6 | 1 | Ireland | Perry Bar | 1 |
Smith, playing as inside right, scored England’s 4th goal on 43 minutes. 20 years, 92 days on debut. | |||||||
2 | 12.03.94 | Wales | 1 | 5 | England | Racecourse | |
Smith was at centre forward. | |||||||
3 | 07.04.94 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | England | Celtic Park | |
John Goodall was at centre forward, Smith reverting to inside right. | |||||||
4 | 05.03.95 | England | 1 | 1 | Wales | Queen's Club | |
Smith was at centre forward. He played the rest of his internationals in this position. | |||||||
5 | 07.03.96 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | England | Solitude, Belfast | 2 |
Smith scored England’s first on 40 minutes, there were 3 years between his 1st and 2nd international goals. | |||||||
6 | 16.03.96 | Wales | 1 | 9 | England * | Cardiff Arms Park | 4 |
Smith’s first game as captain saw him score England’s 1st (15 min) and 5th (44 min). | |||||||
7 | 04.04.96 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | England* | Celtic Park | |
8 | 20.02.97 | England* | 6 | 0 | Ireland | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
9 | 29.03.97 | England* | 4 | 0 | Wales | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | |
10 | 03.04.97 | England* | 1 | 2 | Scotland | Crystal Palace | |
11 | 05.03.98 | Ireland | 2 | 3 | England* | Solitude, Belfast | 5 |
Almost 2 years since his previous international goal Smith equalised with England’s opening goal on 37 minutes. | |||||||
12 | 28.03.98 | Wales | 0 | 3 | England* | Racecourse | 6 |
Smith opened the scoring in the 9th minute. | |||||||
13 | 02.04.98 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | England | Celtic Park | |
Charles Wreford-Brown replaced Smith as captain. | |||||||
14 | 18.02.99 | England * | 13 | 2 | Ireland | Roker Park, Sunderland | 10 |
Smith put England 4-0 ahead in the 32nd minute and added 3 rapid goals (59, 60 and 63) at which point England led 11-0. | |||||||
15 | 20.03.99 | England* | 4 | 0 | Wales | Ashton Gate, Bristol | |
16 | 08.04.99 | England* | 2 | 1 | Scotland | Villa Park | 11 |
Smith opened the scoring on 25 minutes, his 1st goal against Scotland in 5 starts. | |||||||
17 | 17.03.00 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | England* | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
18 | 26.03.00 | Wales | 1 | 1 | England * | Cardiff Arms Park | |
19 | 07.04.00 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | England* | Celtic Park | |
20 | 30.03.01 | England* | 2 | 2 | Scotland | Crystal Palace | |
P | W | D | L |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pos. |
1895-96* | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
1896-97 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
1897-98* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
1898-99 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
1899-00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
*captain in 2 games.