Mick Smyth

Mick Smyth
Personal information
Full name Michael Smyth
Date of birth (1940-05-13) 13 May 1940
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 6.3
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
St. Patrick’s C.Y.M.S.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1960–1962 Drumcondra ? (0)
1962–1964 Barrow AFC 8 (0)
1964 Altrincham 18 (0)
1964–1970 Shamrock Rovers 112 (0)
1967 → Boston Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
1970–1979 Bohemians 193 (0)
1979–1982 Athlone Town 82 (0)
1982–1983 Shamrock Rovers 1 (0)
National team
1968 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
1968 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Mick Smyth (born 13 May 1940 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player who played for Drumcondra, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Athlone Town in the League of Ireland throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and had a short spell in England with Barrow in the early 1960s.

Married Celine Doyle from Eastwall Dublin and had 3 daughters (Suzanne, Gillian & Alison) 1 son (Damien). His Son had a junior career also as a goalkeeper, but it's his grandson Scott who is impressing coaches with his early ability between the sticks at only 10 years old he is showing that he could be as successful as his grandfather.

Mick's wife died after a battle with cancer in 2004.

Living in the family home in Dublin Raheny, Mick spends all his time still keeping fit with regular visits to the Gym when not surrounded by his 8 Grandchildren, Kallum, Shaun, Alana, Lucas, Reanne, Scott, Rhys & Sophia.

Made his Rovers debut at Drogheda on the 27th of December 1964 and kept a clean sheet. A dominant goalkeeper, he won five FAI Cup winners medals in a row with Rovers from 1965 to 1969. After making 12 appearances in European competition for the Milltown club he left to join Bohemians in May 1971. He won two league winners medals in 1974/75 and 1977/78 and was named Irish Football Personality of the Year in 1977. He made 16 appearances in European competition for Bohs. Played in 136 competitive games in a row for Bohs between December 1973 until the April 1979.

Along with Johnny Fullam he signed for Athlone in August 1979.[1] He signed back for Rovers in August 1982. He earned one cap for Ireland in 1968 against Poland.[2] On 25 November 2008 his medals were stolen.[3]

Honours

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