Percy Smith (football)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Percy Smith


fullname = Percy James Smith
dateofbirth = 1880
cityofbirth = Burbage, Leicestershire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 1959-04-18
cityofdeath = Watford
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Centre Half
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1902-1910
1910-1920
1920-1921
1921-1922
clubs = Hinckley Town
Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers
Fleetwood
Barrow
caps(goals) =
240 (94)
172 0(5)

005 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears =
1927 – 1930
1930 – 1935
1935 – 1936
1936 – 1937
managerclubs = Nelson
Bury
Tottenham Hotspur
Notts County
Bristol Rovers

Percy James Smith (1880 - 1959) was an English footballer and football manager, who played for Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers.

Playing career

He started his playing career with Hinckley Town before joining Preston in 1902. He quickly achieved success, helping Preston to the Second Division title in 1904, and to the runners-up position in the Football League in 1906.

After eight seasons at Preston, he moved to local rivals Blackburn Rovers in 1910, where he again achieved success claiming the League title in 1912 and again in 1914, as well as reaching the FA Cup Semi-finals in 1911 and 1912.

After World War I, he finished his playing career with brief spells at Fleetwood and Barrow.

Management career

After retiring from playing, Smith managed Nelson, Bury, Tottenham Hotspur, Notts County and Bristol Rovers.

At Spurs he achieved modest success, guiding the team to the runners-up position in Division Two in 1933 and to third place in the First Division in 1934, only to be relegated back to Division Two in the following season.

Honours

As a player

Preston North End
*Second Division champions: 1904
*Football League runners-up: 1906

Blackburn Rovers
*Football League champions: 1912 and 1914

As a manager

Tottenham Hotspur
*Second Division runners-up: 1933

References

*cite book |last=Byrne |first=Stephen |coauthors=Jay, Mike
title=Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003
year=2003 |publisher=Tempus
location=Stroud |isbn=0-7524-2717-2
*soccerbase (manager)|id=1016