Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1902)

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Jimmy Smith
Personal information
Full name James Terence Smith
Date of birth June 20, 1902
Place of birth Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Date of death 1975 (aged 72–73)
Place of death Bridgeport, CT, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1919-25 Dumbarton Harp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1925-26 Clydebank
1926-27 Rangers
1927-29 Ayr United 38 (66)
1929-32 Liverpool 61 (38)
1932-33 Tunbridge Wells Rangers - (-)
1933-35 Bristol Rovers 31 (17)
1935-36 Newport County 27 (10)
1936-37 Notts County 1 (1)
1937-46 Dumbarton 51 (36)
Teams managed
1937-46 Dumbarton

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

† Appearances (goals)

Jimmy Smith (born June 20, 1902 in Old Kilpatrick) was a footballer who played for Liverpool from 1929 to 1931.

Smith scored 66 goals in only 38 appearances with Ayr United, a British record to date.[1]

He was Liverpool's top scorer during the 1929–30 season, scoring 23 goals in all competitions.His move into Non-League football next season was a big shock to the football world but season 1932-33 was spent in the Southern League with Tunbridge Wells Rangers. The following season he went to Bristol Rovers then Newport County followed by Notts County then he completed the circle in 1937 by returning to Dumbarton[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ayr United Football Club - Official Website". Ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  2. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

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