Player Profile

Though he usually wore the number nine shirt, Smith was in fact a creative midfield general, providing many pinpoint passes for the Town's attackers in the late sixties and early seventies.

Before joining Swindon from Torquay for £7,000 in June 1968, Smith had been an England under-23 international. He proved to be one of the final pieces in the jigsaw of the team who won the League Cup, and gained promotion to Division Two.

Smith was instrumental in that League Cup success, playing in every match and scoring three goals en route to the final, including two in the semi final matches with Burnley.

He left the Town in June 1971, when he joined Walsall, where he later became manager.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Career details

Club	Details
Eton Manor Eton Manor	(youth)
West Ham United West Ham United	1954 (groundstaff) January 1956 (signed professional contract); transferred out (March 1960)
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham	March 1960 (transferred in, exchange exchange for David Dunmore); transferred out (March 1964)
Coventry City Coventry City	March 1964 (transferred in); transferred out (October 1965)
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient	October 1965 (transferred in); transferred out (October 1966)
Torquay United Torquay United	October 1966 (transferred in); transferred out (June 18th, 1968)
Swindon Town Swindon	June 18th, 1968 (transferred in , £7,000 ) July 1970 (player-coach) ; transferred out (June 21st, 1971)
Walsall Walsall	June 21st, 1971 (transferred in, free transfer) October 16th, 1972 (appointed player-manager); resigned (March 23rd, 1973)
Dundalk Dundalk	June 1973 (appointed player-manager); sacked (November 1974)