Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)
English footballer (1940-2019)
James Michael Smith (17 October 1940 – 10 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager.
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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 | |||
Career
changeAs 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
changeSmith died on 10 December 2019 at the age of 79.[5]
Managerial statistics
change| 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- ↑ 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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