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Sidney Smith - Forward

Cardiff
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Sidney Smith
ClubsCardiff
HonoursWales
John Sidney Smith was born in Manchester in 1862 and played 46 games for Cardiff from 1880 until 1885, also playing for Llandaff and Harlequins. In the 1882 - 3 season he shared the role of Secretary of the club with W H Treatt. Smith gained 3 Welsh caps, twice against England (1884 and 1885) and against Ireland in (1884) as well as playing for Glamorgan and Surrey. Smith was Secretary of Cardiff in the 1883-4 season.
In 1884 Smith played for Cardiff against the Harlequins on 6 December and having taken up work in London, he played for Harlequins a week later.
A solicitor by profession, Smith-Winby was articled to the Cardiff Town Clerk, in 1883 he won the Law Society Examination Prize.
John Smith died on 23 February 1920 in Bournemouth aged 57

His father was Joshua Winby Smith and John adopted the additional name of Winby some time after his marriage in 1902. His name was recorded as John S S Winby on his death registration.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 22 19 0 3 725 396 94
Llandovery 21 19 0 2 690 331 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19