John Smith (footballer)

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John Smith
Personal information
Full name	John Smith
Date of birth	January 4, 1939
Place of birth	Shoreditch, London, England
Date of death	1988
Playing position	Forward
Youth clubs
-1956	West Ham United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1956-1960 1960-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1968 1968-1971 1971-1972	West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur Coventry City Leyton Orient Torquay United Swindon Town Walsall	127 (20) 21 (1) 35 (1) 39 (3) 68 (8) 84 (9) 13 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Smith (1939-1988) was a footballer, a West Ham Academy product who was born in Shoreditch, London. He made 136 appearances for the club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right. He scored 23 goals for the East London club before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.