Bill Smith (footballer, born 1926)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Henry Smith | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
Date of death | December 2014 (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Lancashire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Royal Marines | |||
1944–1945 | Plymouth United | ||
1945–1947 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
1947–1948 | Reading | 3 | (0) |
1948–1950 | Northampton Town | 26 | (6) |
1950–1952 | Birmingham City | 55 | (21) |
1952–1960 | Blackburn Rovers | 119 | (10) |
1960–1962 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1961–1962 | Accrington Stanley (caretaker manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Henry Smith (7 September 1926 – December 2014) was an English professional footballer born in Plymouth, Devon, who played as a forward or wing half. He made 237 appearances and scored 40 goals in the Football League playing for Reading, Northampton Town, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.[2][3]
He contributed to Blackburn's promotion to the First Division in the 1957–58 season, before moving to Accrington Stanley as player-coach in 1960. Appointed joint caretaker manager with trainer Harry Hubbick in late 1961, he retired from football when Stanley resigned from the Football League in March 1962.[1]
References
[edit]General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Specific
- ^ a b "The last league season 1961–62". Accrington Stanley History. Greger Lindberg. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Bill Smith". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Bill Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2014 deaths
- Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon
- Royal Marines ranks
- Footballers from Plymouth, Devon
- English men's footballers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) managers
- English Football League managers
- 20th-century Royal Marines personnel
- Plymouth United F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs