Bill Smith | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 September 1926 Plymouth, England |
| Died |
December 2014 (aged 88) Lancashire, England |
William Henry Smith (7 September 1926 – December 2014) was an English professional 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[]
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 125. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The last league season 1961–62". Accrington Stanley History. Greger Lindberg. http://hem.passagen.se/accringtonstanley/Players/Last%20squad/Management.htm.
- ↑ "Bill Smith". Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/billsmith.html.
- ↑ "B". Barry Hugman's Footballers. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/18453. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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