Arthur Smith (footballer, born 1915)

Arthur Hoyle Smith BEM (8 May 1915 – 21 August 2021) was an English professional footballer. At age 106 he was, at the time of his death, the oldest living former professional Football League player.

Arthur Smith

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Hoyle Smith
Date of birth	(1915-05-08)8 May 1915
Place of birth	Walmersley, England
Date of death	21 August 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 106)
Place of death	Bolton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1934	Bury
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1938	Bury	4	(0)
1938–1939	Leicester City	10	(2)
Total		14	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1938, he joined Leicester City on a free transfer. In his first season with Leicester, he made eight appearances, and in his second, he made two more, scoring two goals against Manchester City.

From 1935 to 2015 (with the exception of five years' war service in the British Army), Smith was the organist and choirmaster at Christ Church, Walmersley.