Gordon Smith (footballer, born July 1954)
This article is about the St Johnstone and Aston Villa defender. For the Rangers forward, and former chief executive of SFA, see Gordon Smith (footballer born September 1954).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Melville Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 2014 (aged 59) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers B.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1972–1976 | St Johnstone | 112 | (8) |
| 1976–1979 | Aston Villa | 79 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | (3) |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Spirit | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 313 | (13) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975 | Scotland U23 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gordon Melville Smith (3 July 1954 – 5 April 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a Full back.
Career
Born in Partick, he played in Scotland, England and the United States for Rangers B.C., St Johnstone, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Pittsburgh Spirit.[2]
While with St Johnstone he gained four Scottish under-23 caps.[3]
Later life and death
Smith died on 5 April 2014 from natural causes.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Gordon Smith RIP". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ "History - International Saints". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
External links
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