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Andy Smailes
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Smailes
Date of birth	21 May 1896
Place of birth	Radcliffe, Northumberland, England
Date of death	1978 (aged 81–82)
Place of death	Cardiff, Wales
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1919	Blyth Spartans
1919–1922	Newcastle United
1922–1923	Sheffield Wednesday
1923–1929	Bristol City
1929–1932	Rotherham United
Managerial career
1934–1952	Rotherham United (coach)
1952–1958	Rotherham United
1959–1961	Scarborough
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Smailes (21 May 1896 – 1978) was an English footballer who played as a left half. He made over 290 Football League appearances in the years after the First World War.^[2]

Career

Andy Smailes initially played as an inside forward for Blyth Spartans. Smailes joined Newcastle United for £300 in October 1919. Smailes joined Sheffield Wednesday for £1,500 in October 1922. Alex Raisbeck signed Smailes in October 1923 for Bristol City in an exchange deal with Billy Walker.^[3]^[4] Smailes moved on to Rotherham United in August 1929. After retiring Smailes spent 18 years as trainer at Rotherham United before succeeding Reg Freeman as manager in August 1952. He led the club to the highest finish in their history in 1954–55 as they finished third in Division Two, missing out on promotion to the top tier on goal average. Smailes resigned as manager of Rotherham United in October 1958. Smailes also managed Scarborough for two years.

Honours

with Bristol City

Football League Third Division South winner: 1926–27

References

^ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ Woods, David; Edwards, Leigh (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.

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[1] Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.

[Joyce-2] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

[WoodsEdwards-3] Woods, David; Edwards, Leigh (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.

[Woods-4] Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.

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Andy Smailes

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