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Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1902)

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Jimmy Smith
Personal information
Full name James Terence Smith
Date of birth 20 June 1902
Place of birth Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Date of death 1975 (aged 72–73)
Place of death Bridgeport, CT, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1925 Dumbarton Harp
1925–1926 Clydebank 30 (11)
1926–1927 Rangers 2 (0)
1927–1929 Ayr United 76 (97)
1929–1932 Liverpool 61 (38)
1932–1933 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
1933–1935 Bristol Rovers 31 (17)
1935–1936 Newport County 27 (10)
1936–1937 Notts County 1 (1)
1937–1947 Dumbarton 52 (36)
Managerial career
1937–1946 Dumbarton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Terence Smith (20 June 1902 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool from 1929 to 1931.

Smith scored 66 goals in 38 appearances in the 1927–28 Scottish Division Two season with Ayr United,[1][2] a British record to date.[3]

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 Scotland with Dumbarton.[4]

References

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  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ The Years 1920 – 1930, Ayr United FC
  3. ^ "Ayr United Football Club – Official Website". Ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  4. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
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