Michael Smith (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Smith | |||||
| Nickname | Mick | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1967–73 | Featherstone Rovers | |||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Michael "Mick" Smith is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, playing at club level for Featherstone Rovers, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.[1]
Playing career
Challenge Cup final appearances
Mick Smith played in Featherstone Rovers' 17-12 victory over Barrow in the 1967 Challenge Cup final during the 1966–67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967, and played in the 33-14 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1973 Challenge Cup final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973.
County Cup final appearances
Mick Smith played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Featherstone Rovers' 12-25 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1966 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1966–67 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1966,[2] and played Centre, i.e. number 4, in the 9-12 defeat by Hull in the 1969 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 September 1969, and played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in the 7-23 defeat by Leeds in the 1970 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1970–71 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 November 1970.
Career records
Mick Smith holds Feathersone Rovers "Most Tries In A Game" record, with six tries against Doncaster on Saturday 13 April 1968.
Coaching career
Mick Smith has coached Doncaster Toll Bar Under-16s.
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Yorkshire Cup 1966/67". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.