Sep Smith

Who was Sep Smith?

Septimus 'Sep' Smith was an English footballer who played as a creative wing half and originally as an inside forward. Born in Whitburn, County Durham in 1912, he was the seventh son born in his family, hence the name Septimus.

He is often considered the best all round player in Leicester City's history and is also the club's longest serving player of all-time having been a player at the club for 19 years and 246 days, as well as captaining the club for 13 years.

Smith spent his entire career at Leicester, starting in 1929 and ending in 1949. He made 373 competitive appearances for the Foxes, scoring 37 goals. However, he lost seven seasons of his career because of World War II, during which time he made a further 213 appearances and scored 48 goals during regionalised wartime football. Including these wartime appearances, his tally of 586 appearances makes him Leicester's second top appearance maker of all-time behind Graham Cross.

Smith mentored former Leeds United and England manager Don Revie during his time at Leicester.