Fred Goldsmith (Australian footballer)

Fred Goldsmith
Fred Goldsmith
Personal information
Date of birth	20 August 1932
Date of death	13 April 2017 (aged 84)
Original team(s)	Spotswood (FDFL)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Full-back, full-forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
1951–1959	South Melbourne
1966	Port Melbourne Football Club
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
	1955 Brownlow Medalist; 1956 Simpson Medalist; 1957 South Melbourne leading goalkicker (43); 1964 O&MFL leading goalkicker (81); 2003 Swans "Team of the Century";
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred Goldsmith (20 August 1932 – 13 April 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Goldsmith as a seventeen year old in 1950, once kicked 29 goals in a match for Spotswood against Kingsville in the Footscray District Football League. His club was zoned to South Melbourne.

Fred Goldsmith

Personal information
Date of birth	(1932-08-20)20 August 1932
Date of death	13 April 2017(2017-04-13) (aged 84)
Original team(s)	Spotswood (FDFL)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Full-back, full-forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1951–1959	South Melbourne	119 (107)
1966	Port Melbourne Football Club	7 (35)
Total		126 (142)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
1955 Brownlow Medalist 1956 Simpson Medalist 1957 South Melbourne leading goalkicker (43) 1964 O&MFL leading goalkicker (81) 2003 Swans "Team of the Century"
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com