Yes. He played under the name A. C. Smith as an amateur goalkeeper for the team.
In a side note, he may have paid a tribute through the story 'The Adventure of the Missing-Three Quarter' when he named the dog in the story, Pompey, which is the nickname of the team.
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No, it was Arthur Conan Doyle
Yes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a freemason.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. By the way, it is not proper to refer to him as Doyle or Arthur C. Doyle.
The famous Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stood for election as a Member of Parliament, twice, but was not elected.