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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Shoreditch, London, England | ||
| Date of death | February 1988 (aged 49)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Brent, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half, inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1956 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1960 | West Ham United | 127 | (20) |
| 1960–1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Coventry City | 35 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Leyton Orient | 39 | (3) |
| 1966–1968 | Torquay United | 68 | (8) |
| 1968–1971 | Swindon Town | 84 | (9) |
| 1971–1972 | Walsall | 13 | (1) |
| 1973–1974 | Dundalk F.C. | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 404 | (44) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Walsall | ||
| 1973–1974 | Dundalk | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Smith (4 January 1939 – February 1988) was an English footballer.
Born in Shoreditch, London, Smith was a product of the Academy of West Ham United. He played for the east London club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right, and was a key figure in the team that won the Second Division in 1957-58. He made 136 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals.[2][3]
Smith transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their Double winning season of 1960–61.[4] Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 Football League Cup Final.[5]
At the time of his death he was the steward of McVitie's social club in Park Royal, north west London.
Honours
- Football League Cup
- Winners: 1969
References
- ↑ "John Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 189. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ↑ Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. deCoubertin Books. pp. 520–521. ISBN 978-1-909245-27-3.
- ↑ The Double squad Retrieved 15 April 2014
- ↑ Smith, Maurice (16 March 1969). "ROGERS... AND OUT!". The People. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk.
External links
- "Walsall F.C. past managers". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
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