Roger Smith (English footballer)

Roger Smith

Personal information
Full name	Roger William Smith[1]
Date of birth	19 February 1945[1]
Place of birth	Tamworth, England[1]
Playing position	Right-winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962–1965	Walsall	53	(2)
1965–1966	Port Vale	30	(6)
1966–1967	Walsall	9	(0)
	Nuneaton Borough
	Atherstone Town
Total		92+	(8+)
Teams managed
1986–1987	Tamworth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Roger William Smith (born 19 February 1945) is an English former footballer and football manager. A right-winger, he played 92 league games in a five-year career in the Football League with Walsall and Port Vale. He then went to play non-league football for Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town, before briefly taking the management reigns at Tamworth between April 1986 and February 1987.

Playing career

Smith began his career with Walsall. Bill Moore's "Saddlers" were relegated out of the Second Division in 1962–63, and struggled to avoid the relegation zone of the Third Division in 1963–64 and 1964–65. He scored twice in 53 appearances for the Fellows Park side. He dropped down to the Fourth Division when he joined Port Vale in July 1965.^[1] He was a first team regular at Vale Park throughout the 1965–66 season until he suffered an ankle injury in March 1966.^[1] He was released by manager Jackie Mudie in July 1966, having scored six goals in 33 league and cup games for the "Valiants", and immediately returned to former club to Walsall.^[1] Under the stewardship of Ray Shaw, the club posted a 12th-place finish in the Third Division in 1966–67. He then left the club for a second time, and later he played for non-league sides Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town.

Management career

He served West Midlands (Regional) League club Tamworth as manager between April 1986 and February 1987.^[2]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 274. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Manager Info - 1985/86 - Roger Smith". tamworthfcheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2012.