- John Smith (footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = John Smith
fullname = John Smith
dateofbirth = birth date|1939|1|4|mf=y
cityofbirth =Shoreditch ,London
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1988
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
weight =
nickname =
position =wing half &inside forward
youthyears = -1956
youthclubs = West Ham United
years = 1956-1960
1960-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1966-1968
1968-1971
1971-1972
clubs = West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
Torquay United
Swindon Town
Walsall
caps(goals) = 127 (20)
21 (1)
35 (1)
39 (3)
68 (8)
84 (9)
13 (1)John Smith (1939-1988) was a footballer, a West Ham Academy product who was born in
Shoreditch ,London . He made 136 appearances for the club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right. He scored 23 goals for the East London club before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their Double winning season of 1960-61 [ [http://www.spursforlife.com/the-1960-61-squad/ The Double squad] RetrievedAugust 28 2008 ] . Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the1969 Football League Cup Final .At the time of his death he was the steward of McVitie's social club in
Park Royal , North West London.References
External links
*cite web |url=http://www.saddlers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PastManagers/0,,10428,00.html |title=Walsall F.C. past managers |publisher=Walsall F.C. |accessdate=2007-11-02
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