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{{short description|English footballer (1876-1937)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tom Smith
| image =
| fullname = Thomas Smith
| birth_date = 26 November 1876
| birth_place = [[Maryport]], [[Cumberland]], England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1937|1876}}
| position = [[Outside right]]
| years1 = 1895–1897
| clubs1 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1898–1902
| clubs2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps2 = 88
| goals2 = 17
| years3 = 1903–?
| clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 3
| years4 =
| clubs4 = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| module = {{infobox person
| embed = yes
| father =
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| relatives = [[James Lomas (rugby league)|James Lomas]] (half-brother)
}}
}}

'''Tom Smith''' (26 November 1876 – 1937) was a professional footballer who played for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Football League Players' Records|last=Joyce |first= Michael |year=2004 |publisher=soccerdata |isbn= 1-899468-63-3|page= 244}}</ref>

==Football career==
Smith began his career at [[Preston North End]] in 1895 where he played 53 matches and scored on eight occasions up till 1897. Whilst at Preston, Smith played alongside [[Tom Smith (footballer born 1877)|his namesake]], who subsequently joined [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

The [[outside right]] went on to join [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. He was part of the squad that won the Southern League in 1899–1900 season,<ref>{{cite book |title=Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995 |author=Phil Soar |year=1995 |publisher=Hamlyn |isbn=0600587061}}</ref> and featured in both matches in the [[1901 FA Cup Final]] and scored the second Lilywhite's goal in their cup winning replay. He rejoined Preston in 1903 and played a further eight matches, scoring three goals. He later played for [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] before ending his career at Maryport Tradesmen.

Tom Smith's Tottenham Hotspur 1901 FA Cup Winning Medal was up for auction on 26 October 2015 at Graham Budd Auctions, London.<ref>{{cite web |title=Graham Budd Auctions |url=https://www.grahambuddauctions.co.uk/26th-27th-October-Sporting-Memorabilia/2015-10-16 |website=Graham Budd Auctions |access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Smith is the older brother of [[James Lomas (rugby league)|James Lomas]], who played [[rugby league]] for [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]], and captained the first [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] team to tour Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morris|first1=Graham|title=The King of Brilliance : James Lomas - A Rugby League Superstar|date=2011|publisher=London League Publications|isbn=9781903659571}} Smith's mother, Sarah, had previously been married to John Smith, who was reportedly lost at sea in October 1870. Sarah subsequently met James Lomas senior, but they could not marry until Sarah's husband was officially declared dead. Morris surmises that "it is highly probable that Tom was their first child and, because they were not then wed, he inherited his mother's surname."</ref>

== Honours ==
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
* [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]: [[1899–1900 Southern Football League|1899–1900]] - Winner
* [[1901 FA Cup Final]] – Winner

== References ==
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Evening News & Star 12/10/2015
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Maryport]]
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[[Category:Carlisle United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Men's association football outside forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Cumbria]]

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