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Archie Smith

Archie Smith*

1892-1902

176 CFC Games Played

205 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
22 January 1872
Date of Death
20 July 1961
Recruited From
Richmond (VFA)
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1892
Height:
178cm
Weight:
72kg

Biography

A clever snap for goal who was Collingwood’s main forward in its early years in the VFL.

Smith headed the VFL goal kicking table with 31 in 1898 and his coolness and judgement made him a damaging player even if he sometimes concentrated on the man rather than the ball.

Played in the VFA with Richmond.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1897-1902 89 119 6 67%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1897 17 15 0

1897 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 St Kilda W 0 View match >
Round 2 Essendon W 2 0 View match >
Round 3 Geelong W 2 0 View match >
Round 4 Sydney L 1 0 View match >
Round 5 Fitzroy W 2 0 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 1 0 View match >
Round 7 Carlton W 0 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda W 2 0 View match >
Round 9 Essendon L 1 0 View match >
Round 10 Geelong L 1 0 View match >
Round 11 Sydney L 0 View match >
Round 12 Fitzroy W 0 View match >
Round 13 Melbourne W 2 0 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 0 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne W 0 View match >
Semi Final Essendon L 0 View match >
Semi Final Geelong L 1 0 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1898 18 31 0

1898 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Geelong W 2 0 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy L 1 0 View match >
Round 3 Melbourne L 2 0 View match >
Round 4 Sydney L 1 0 View match >
Round 5 Carlton W 1 0 View match >
Round 6 St Kilda W 4 0 View match >
Round 7 Essendon W 2 0 View match >
Round 8 Geelong L 1 0 View match >
Round 9 Fitzroy W 0 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne W 5 0 View match >
Round 11 Sydney W 2 0 View match >
Round 12 Carlton W 0 View match >
Round 13 St Kilda W 1 0 View match >
Round 14 Essendon W 2 0 View match >
Round 15 St Kilda W 2 0 View match >
Round 16 Geelong W 1 0 View match >
Round 17 Melbourne W 4 0 View match >
Semi Final Fitzroy L 0 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1899 14 17 0

1899 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 St Kilda W 5 0 View match >
Round 4 Sydney W 0 View match >
Round 5 Carlton W 1 0 View match >
Round 6 Fitzroy L 0 View match >
Round 7 Essendon W 1 0 View match >
Round 8 Geelong L 0 View match >
Round 9 Melbourne W 0 View match >
Round 11 Sydney W 1 0 View match >
Round 12 Carlton W 1 0 View match >
Round 13 Fitzroy W 2 0 View match >
Round 14 Essendon W 2 0 View match >
Round 15 Melbourne W 1 0 View match >
Round 16 Carlton W 1 0 View match >
Round 17 Fitzroy L 2 0 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1900 17 21 0

1900 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fitzroy W 1 0 View match >
Round 2 Geelong L 1 0 View match >
Round 4 Essendon L 0 View match >
Round 5 St Kilda W 3 0 View match >
Round 6 Carlton L 0 View match >
Round 7 Melbourne L 1 0 View match >
Round 8 Fitzroy L 0 View match >
Round 9 Geelong W 2 0 View match >
Round 10 Sydney L 0 View match >
Round 11 Essendon W 2 0 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda W 2 0 View match >
Round 13 Carlton W 1 0 View match >
Round 14 Melbourne W 2 0 View match >
Round 3 Sydney W 0 View match >
Round 15 St Kilda W 3 0 View match >
Round 16 Geelong L 1 0 View match >
Round 17 Melbourne W 2 0 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1901 19 30 0

1901 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Essendon W 2 0 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 4 0 View match >
Round 3 Sydney L 1 0 View match >
Round 4 Melbourne W 0 View match >
Round 5 Geelong W 1 0 View match >
Round 6 Fitzroy W 2 0 View match >
Round 7 St Kilda W 2 0 View match >
Round 8 Essendon W 1 0 View match >
Round 9 Carlton W 2 0 View match >
Round 10 Sydney L 3 0 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne L 0 View match >
Round 12 Geelong L 0 View match >
Round 13 Fitzroy W 1 0 View match >
Round 14 St Kilda W 3 0 View match >
Round 15 Melbourne W 2 0 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy L 0 View match >
Round 17 St Kilda W 4 0 View match >
Semi Final Geelong W 2 0 View match >
Grand Final Essendon L 0 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1902 4 5 0

1902 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 6 Essendon L 1 0 View match >
Round 7 Carlton W 2 0 View match >
Round 8 Sydney W 1 0 View match >
Round 9 Melbourne W 1 0 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 89 119
Avg/Game   1.34
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

18

CFC VFA Debut Number

V18

VFA Matches Played at Collingwood
87
Total AFL Games
89
Total AFL Goals
119
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1892
CFC Last Game
Round 9, 1902
Recruited From
Richmond (VFA)
Full Name
Archie Smith
Nickname
Snapper

Awards

  • VFL/AFL Leading Goalkicker
    1898
  • Life Members
    1904
  • x7
    Leading Goalkicker (Gordon Coventry Trophy)
    1892, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900

* Player statistics include VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.

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