Charles Eastlake Smith
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Charles Eastlake Smith was an English amateur footballer who played for Crystal Palace and England
. By profession, he was an insurance clerk.
in Lancashire and played in the school football XI in 1869 and 1870 being captain in his final year.
as a forward; in 1876 he won an international cap when he played for England
against Scotland.
Smith served on the F.A. committee between 1875 and 1876.
Smith married Lizzie Cooper in Lewisham in 1880. They had a son Claude Eastlake Smith and a daughter Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith
who became a tennis player and was an Olympic gold medalist in 1908.
Smith died in Bromley, London on 10 January 1917.
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
. By profession, he was an insurance clerk.
Early life
Smith was born in Colombo, Ceylon in 1850 the son of James and Matilda Smith. His father James had been born in Scotland and was an East Indian Merchant. He was educated at Rossall SchoolRossall School
Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...
in Lancashire and played in the school football XI in 1869 and 1870 being captain in his final year.
Football
Smith played for Crystal Palace and later WanderersWanderers F.C.
Wanderers Football Club is an English amateur football club, based in London, that plays in the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Founded as Forest Football Club in 1859, the club changed its name to Wanderers in 1864....
as a forward; in 1876 he won an international cap when he played for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
against Scotland.
Smith served on the F.A. committee between 1875 and 1876.
Family
Smith was the cousin of fellow England international, Gilbert Smith.Smith married Lizzie Cooper in Lewisham in 1880. They had a son Claude Eastlake Smith and a daughter Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith
Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith , also known as Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith and Gladys Lamplough , was a British tennis player...
who became a tennis player and was an Olympic gold medalist in 1908.
Smith died in Bromley, London on 10 January 1917.