Dave Smith (footballer born 1933)

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Dave Smith
Personal information
Full name David Bowman Smith
Date of birth September 22, 1933 (1933-09-22) (age 74)
Place of birth    Dundee, Scotland
Playing position Full back
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1950-1961
1961-1962
1962		 Burnley
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol City		 99 (1)
15 (0)
03 (0)   
Teams managed
1974-1976
1976-1983
1976-1980
1984-1988
1988-1989
1989-1991		 Mansfield Town
Southend United
Berwick Rangers
Plymouth Argyle
Dundee
Torquay United

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

David Bowman "Dave" Smith (born 22 September 1933 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.

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[edit] Player

As a player at Burnley.
As a player at Burnley.

Smith started his career as a 16 year old at First Division Burnley. After 11 years at Burnley, he had short spells at Brighton and Bristol City before retiring to take up coaching at Sheffield Wednesday. Further coaching stints followed at Newcastle United and Arsenal.

[edit] Manager

The manager celebrates as Argyle score.
The manager celebrates as Argyle score.

His first management job was at Fourth Division Mansfield Town in 1974 where re-election was just avoided. The following season was a triumph, Mansfield taking the title by six points without losing a game at home.

The next job was at Southend United where in his second season promotion from the Fourth Division was achieved once again, this time as runners up to Watford in 1978. Two seasons of struggle followed resulting in relegation. Once again promotion was achieved at the first attempt, this time as champions, with nine club records broken in the process. Third Division safety was then achieved and Smith's job was assured until a takeover left him out.

Sixteen months followed out of football selling insurance and applying for every vacant manager's position. Smith then took over at Third Division Plymouth Argyle in December 1984 from Johnny Hore and fifteenth position was achieved in his first part-season. The following year promotion was achieved to the Second Division as runners up to Reading. A comfortable seventh position was achieved at the higher level, one of the club's highest ever.

The summer of 1988 resulted in another move, back to Scotland and his home town club Dundee.

In 1989, Smith returned to the West Country at Torquay United before resigning on 2 April 1991. He is still employed in football and runs soccer schools in the Plymouth area.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  • Dave Smith's Promotion Diary 1985-1986, Harley Lawer, Green Books
  • Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record 1903-1989 ISBN 0-907969-40-2


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Mansfield Town F.C. – Managers

Baynes (1922–25) • Davison (1926–28) • Hickling (1928–33) • Martin (1933–35) • Bell (1935) • Wightman (1936) • Parkes (1936–38) • Poole (1938–44) • Barke (1944–45) • Goodall (1945–49) • Steele (1949–51) • Jobey (1952–53) • Mercer (1953–55) • Mitten (1956–58) • Weaver (1958–60) • Carter (1960–63) • Cummings (1963–67) • Eggleston (1967–70) • Basford (1970–71) • Williams (1971–74) • Smith (1974–76) • Morris (1976–78) • Bingham (1978–79) • Jones (1979–81) • Boam (1981–83) • Greaves (1983–89) • Foster (1989–93) • King (1993–96) • Parkin (1996–99) • Dearden (1999–2002) • Watkiss (2002) • Curle (2002–04) • Palmer (2004–05) • Shirtliff (2005–06) • Holland (2006) • Dearden (2006–08) • Holland (2008–)
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Southend United F.C. – Managers

B Jack (1906–10) • Molyneux (1910–11) • Howard (1911–12) • Bradshaw (1912–19) • Liddell (1919–20) • Mather (1920–21) • Birnie (1921–34) • D Jack (1934–40) • Warren (1946–56) • Perry (1956–60) • Broome (1960) • Fenton (1961–65) • Williams (1965–67) • Shepherd (1967–69) • Hudson (1969–70) • Rowley (1970–76) • Smith (1976–83) • Morris (1983–84) • Moore (1984–86) • Webb (1986–87) • Bate (1987) • Clark (1987–88) • Webb (1988–92) • Murphy (1992–93) • Fry (1993) • Taylor (1993–95) • Thompson (1995) • Whelan (1995–97) • Martin (1997–99) • Gooding (1999) • Little (1999–2000) • Gooding (2000) • Webb (2000–01) • Newman (2001–03) • Robson (2003) • Wignall (2003) • Webb (2003) • Tilson (2003–)
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Plymouth Argyle F.C. – Managers

Brettell (1903–05) • Jack (1905–06) • Fullerton (1906–07) • Committee (1907–10) • Jack (1910–38) • Tresadern (1938–47) • Rae (1948–55) • Rowley (1955–60) • Buckingham (1961) • Dougall (1961) • Stuttard (1961–63) • Beattie (1963–64) • Allison (1964–65) • Ufton (1965–68) • Bingham (1968–70) • Stuttard (1970–72) • Waiters (1972–77) • Kelly (1977–78) • Lawrence (1978) • Allison (1978–79) • Saxton (1979–81) • Moncur (1981–83) • Hore (1983–84) • Smith (1984–88) • Brown (1988–90) • Gregory (1990) • Kemp (1990–92) • Shilton (1992–95) • McCall (1995) • Warnock (1995–97) • Jones (1997–98) • Hodges (1998–2000) • Sturrock (2000–04) • Williamson (2004–05) • Pulis (2005–06) • Holloway (2006–07) • Sturrock (2007–)
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Dundee F.C. – Managers

MacFarlane (1928) • Bisset (1928–33) • McCandless (1933–37) • Cunningham (1937–40) • Anderson (1944–54) • Thornton (1954–59) • Shankly (1959–65) • Kean (1965c) • Ancell (1965–68) • Prentice (1968–72) • White (1972–77) • Gemmell (1977–80) • Mackay (1980–84) • Knox (1984–86) • Scott (1986–88) • Smith (1988–89) • Wallace (1989–91) • Blackley (1991c) • Munro (1991–92) • Stainrod (1992–93) • Duffy (1993–96) • McCormack (1997–98) • Scott (1998–2000) • Bonetti (2000–02) • Duffy (2002–05) • Kernaghan (2005–06) • Rae (2006–)

(c) caretaker
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Torquay United F.C. – Managers

Mackrill (1927–29) • Hoskins (1929–30) • Womack (1930–32) • F. Brown (1932–38) • Steward (1938–40) • B. Butler (1945–46) • J. Butler (1946–47) • McNeil (1947–50) • John (1950) • Massie (1950–51) • Webber (1951–65) • O'Farrell (1965–68) • A. Brown (1969–71) • Edwards (1971–73) • Musgrove (1973–76) • O'Farrell (1976–77) • Green (1977–81) • O'Farrell (1981–82) • Rioch (1982–84) • Hargreaves (1984) • Webb (1984–85) • Sims (1985) • Morgan (1985–87) • Knowles (1987–89) • Smith (1989–91) • Impey (1991) • Saunders (1991–92) • Golac (1992) • Compton (1992–93) • Warnock (1993) • O'Riordan (1993–95) • May (1995–96) • Hodges (1996–98) • Saunders (1998–2001) • Lee (2001) • McFarland (2001–02) • Rosenior (2002–06) • Cornforth (2006) • Atkins (2006) • Kubik (2006–07) • Curle (2007) • Rosenior (2007) • Buckle (2007–)