John_Smith_(footballer,_born_1939)

John Smith (footballer, born 1939)

John Smith (footballer, born 1939)

English footballer

John Smith (4 January 1939 – February 1988) was an English footballer.

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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.[citation needed]

Honours

Swindon Town

References

  1. [1]
    "John Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 189. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  3. [3]
    Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. deCoubertin Books. pp. 520–521. ISBN 978-1-909245-27-3.
  4. [4]
    The Double squad Retrieved 15 April 2014
  5. [5]
    Smith, Maurice (16 March 1969). "ROGERS... AND OUT!". The People. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk.
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