John Smith (footballer)

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For the nineteenth century Scottish footballer, see John Smith (footballer born 1855).
John Smith
Personal information
Full name John Smith
Date of birth January 4, 1939 (1939-01-04)
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. Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 League Cup Final.

At the time of his death he was the steward of McVite's social club in Park Royal, North West London.

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