Fred Goldsmith (Australian footballer)
| Fred Goldsmith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 20 August 1932 | ||
| Died | 13 April 2017 (aged 84) | ||
| Original team | Spotswood (FDFL) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Positions | Full-back, full-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–1959 | South Melbourne | 119 (107) | |
| 1960-1965 | Albury | ? (270) | |
| 1966 | Port Melb | 7 (35) | |
| Total | 126 (142) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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, he kicked 140 goals for Spotswood to head the goalkicking table in the Footscray District Football League, including kicking 29 goals in a match for Spotswood against Kingsville. His club was zoned to South Melbourne.