Arthur Smith (footballer, born 1879)

Arthur Digby Smith (16 November 1879 – 28 October 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of John Digby Smith (1829-1916), and Ann Eliza Smith (-1915), née Gibson, Arthur Digby Smith was born at Bairnsdale, Victoria on 16 November 1879.

He married Katherine Hooper (1892-1929) on 29 October 1914.

Football
He played his first senior game for South Melbourne against St Kilda on 4 May 1901.

Death
He died at a private hospital in Caulfield, Victoria on 28 October 1963.