Bill Smith (footballer, born 1926)

Bill Smith

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Smith
Date of birth	7 September 1926
Place of birth	Plymouth, England
Date of death	December 2014 (aged 88)
Place of death	Lancashire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position	Forward / Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Royal Marines
1944–1945	Plymouth United
1945–1947	Plymouth Argyle	0	(0)
1947–1948	Reading	3	(0)
1948–1950	Northampton Town	26	(6)
1950–1952	Birmingham City	55	(21)
1952–1960	Blackburn Rovers	119	(10)
1960–1962	Accrington Stanley	34	(3)
Teams managed
1961–1962	Accrington Stanley (caretaker manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

William Henry Smith (7 September 1926 - December 2014) was a former English professional footballer 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. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

Specific

1. "The last league season 1961–62". Accrington Stanley History. Greger Lindberg. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
2. "Bill Smith". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
3. "Bill Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 25 September 2015.