Facts: - clubs: southampton st. mary 's - caps: 5 - position: half-back - years: 1896 -- 1903 - death date: 29 december 1951 - birth date: 1878 - fullname: eugene victor charles smith - name: victor smith - birth place: southampton , england - goals: 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of victor smith -lrb- footballer , born 1878 -rrb- .
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eugene victor charles smith -lrb- 1878 -- 29 december 1951 -rrb- was an english amateur footballer who played as a half-back for southampton st. mary 's in the late 1890s/early 1900s .