Howard Smith
St Kilda
AFL career
95 games6 goals
- Debut
- R1 1898 v MEL14 May 1898
- Most recent
- R12 1904 v GEE23 July 1904
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local side Windsor, Howard Smith became a durable fixture on the wing for St Kilda during the club’s notoriously difficult formative years in the VFL. Joining the Saints in 1898, he was a constant presence in a side that endured a record-breaking 48-game losing streak, eventually tasting success as part of the historic team that recorded the club's first-ever VFL victory against Melbourne in 1900. Smith was a defensive-minded midfielder rather than a goal-kicker, prized for his reliability and ability to take the field week after week while the lineup around him constantly churned. His career had a tragic postscript, as he passed away in 1909 at the age of just 31, only five years after hanging up his boots.
Profile
- Full name
- Howard P. M. Smith
- Born
- 07 Mar 1878
- Died
- 10 Aug 1909 (aged 31y 156d)
- Birthplace
- Prahran, VIC
- Deathplace
- Prahran, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local side Windsor, Howard Smith became a durable fixture on the wing for St Kilda during the club’s notoriously difficult formative years in the VFL. Joining the Saints in 1898, he was a constant presence in a side that endured a record-breaking 48-game losing streak, eventually tasting success as part of the historic team that recorded the club's first-ever VFL victory against Melbourne in 1900. Smith was a defensive-minded midfielder rather than a goal-kicker, prized for his reliability and ability to take the field week after week while the lineup around him constantly churned. His career had a tragic postscript, as he passed away in 1909 at the age of just 31, only five years after hanging up his boots.