Roger Smith (footballer)
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 1962β63, and struggled to avoid the relegation zone of the Third Division in 1963β64 and 1964β65. 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 1965β66 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 1966β67. 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]
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- Committee (1933β40)
- None (1940β45)
- Committee (1945β55)
- Goffin (1955β58p)
- Chapman (1958β61)
- Committee (1961β62)
- Holding (1962)
- Committee (1962β67)
- Morrow (1967β71)
- Foster (1972)
- Cox (1972β74)
- Dougall (1974)
- Hennessey (1974)
- Dougall (1974β77)
- Robinson (1977β79)
- Simms (1979c)
- Fogarty (1979β80)
- Hampton (1980β82)
- Meads (1982c)
- Shepherd (1982β83)
- Meads (1983β84)
- Seedhouse (1984β86)
- R. Smith (1986β87)
- G. Smith (1987β91)
- Dwayne & Wood (1992c)
- Chung (1992β93)
- Hampton (1993c)
- Seedhouse (1993c)
- Wood (1993β94)
- Green (1994β95)
- Bond (1995c)
- Hendrie (1995β2000)
- Steele (2001c)
- Mills (2001β02p)
- Gee (2002β04)
- Cooper (2004β07p)
- A. Smith & Belford (2007c)
- Mills (2007β10p)
- Lyttle (2010β11p)
- Belford (2011c)
- Law (2011β13)
- Belford (2013pβ14)
- Purdie (2014c)
- Morrell (2014pβ)
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