Fred Smith (footballer, born 1942)

Fred Smith

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Gregg Smith
Date of birth	25 December 1942
Place of birth	West Sleekburn, Northumberland, England
Playing position	Full back
Youth career
1959–1963	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1963–1970	Burnley	84	(1)
1970–1973	Portsmouth	81	(1)
1973–1974	Dallas Tornado
1974–1975	Halifax Town	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick Gregg "Fred" Smith (born 25 December 1942) is an English retired footballer who played at full back for Burnley and Portsmouth, in the 1960s and 1970s.

Football career

In October 1968, Burnley were suffering from a loss of form, causing manager Harry Potts to call up several younger players to replace the under-performing first-choice eleven. Smith was called into the team to play West Ham United, winning 3–1. With only one change, the same eleven players went on to record eight successive victories in League and Cup matches, with John Murray scoring eight goals.^[1]

In February 2009, Smith was included (at No. 60) in the list of "100 Greatest Clarets".^[2]

Portsmouth

At Pompey, Smith soon became a first team regular and was ever-present in 1971–72. Smith scored his only first-team goal for Portsmouth in a 6–3 victory over Fulham in October 1971.^[3]

References

1. "Clarets 100 Great Moments: 49. What a start for the youngsters". www.clarets-mad.co.uk. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
2. "100 Greatest Clarets". www.clarets-mad.co.uk. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
3. "We've had high scoring games with Fulham too!". vitalfootball. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.