Answer the following question: Facts:   - clubs: long forest long eaton rangers notts county loughborough lincoln city burton eaton swifts rangers notts county long eaton rangers nottingham    - caps: 15 36 8 27 33 0    - position: half back    - years: -- 1893 1894 -- 1896 1896 -- 1897 1897 -- 1898 1889 1898 -- 1899 1899 -- 1900 -- 1890 1891 -- 1892 1892 --    - death date: 1907 -lrb- aged 39 -rrb-      - birth date: 10 november 1868    - fullname: william smith    - name: william smith    - birth place: sawley , england    - goals: 7 6 4 1 0 0   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william smith -lrb- footballer , born 1868 -rrb- .
Answer:
william smith -lrb- 10 november 1868 -- 1907 -rrb- was an english footballer who played in the football league for lincoln city , loughborough , notts county and nottingham forest .