Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Michael Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 2019 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oaksfield[1] | |||
| 1957–1959 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | Aldershot | 74 | (1) |
| 1965–1968 | Halifax Town | 113 | (7) |
| 1968–1969 | Lincoln City | 54 | (0) |
| 1969–1972 | Boston United | 123 | (13[2][3][4]) |
| 1972–1973 | Colchester United | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 372 | (8) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1972 | Boston United (player-manager) | ||
| 1972–1975 | Colchester United (player-manager) | ||
| 1975–1978 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1978–1982 | Birmingham City | ||
| 1982–1985 | Oxford United | ||
| 1985–1988 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1988–1991 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1991–1995 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1995–2001 | Derby County | ||
| 2002 | Coventry City (assistant manager) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Portsmouth (assistant manager) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Southampton (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Oxford United | ||
| 2008 | Oxford United (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
James Michael Smith (17 October 1940 – 10 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager.
Career
[change | change source]As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the Northern Premier League.
He began a long managerial career with Boston United, and went on to take charge of clubs in all divisions of the Football League and in the Conference National.
Death
[change | change source]Smith died on 10 December 2019 at the age of 79.[5]
Managerial statistics
[change | change source]| Team | From | To | Record | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Boston United (player-manager) | 9 August 1969 | 10 May 1972 | 197 | 107 | 39 | 51 | 54.31 | [6][7][8] |
| Colchester United (player-manager) | 1 October 1972 | 20 June 1975 | 127 | 49 | 44 | 34 | 38.58 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 20 June 1975 | 12 March 1978 | 114 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 35.96 | |
| Birmingham City | 12 March 1978 | 15 February 1982 | 182 | 59 | 73 | 50 | 32.41 | |
| Oxford United | 1 March 1982 | 11 June 1985 | 167 | 89 | 36 | 42 | 53.29 | [1] |
| Queens Park Rangers | 11 June 1985 | 4 December 1988 | 167 | 67 | 62 | 38 | 40.11 | |
| Newcastle United | 4 December 1988 | 26 March 1991 | 121 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 36.36 | |
| Portsmouth | 1 June 1991 | 1 February 1995 | 199 | 81 | 64 | 54 | 40.70 | |
| Derby County | 15 June 1995 | 7 October 2001 | 281 | 99 | 101 | 81 | 35.23 | |
| Oxford United | 22 March 2006 | 1 November 2007 | 82 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 41.46 | |
| Oxford United (caretaker) | 30 November 2008 | 21 December 2008 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 1,475 | 577 | 495 | 403 | 39.12 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jim Smith". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "Season 1969/70 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Season 1970/71 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Season 1971/72 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ Pritchard, Richard (10 December 2019). "Oxford United legend Jim Smith dies aged 79". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "Boston United's Season 1969/70". Boston United Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Boston United's Season 1970/1". Boston United Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Boston United's Season 1971/2". Boston United Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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