Alex Smith (29 October 1938 - 28 November 2023[2]) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s, notably with Halifax Town.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 October 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Lancaster,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2023 | ||
| Place of death | Bolton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1961 | Weymouth | ||
| 1961–1962 | Accrington Stanley F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1967 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | (0) |
| 1967–1976 | Halifax Town | 350 | (0) |
| 1976?–1977? | Preston North End | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 378 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was the Accrington Stanley goalkeeper in all their games in the 1961–62 season,[3] but following their resignation from the league, their results were expunged and he is not shown officially to have played any league games for them.[1]
After Accrington's demise he moved to Bolton Wanderers, and then on to Halifax Town for whom he made over 300 league appearances. His final league club was Preston North End.[1]
He later became the goalkeeping coach at Bolton's academy, leaving the club in 2009, where he went on to take over the day to day running of his family business, the Bolton Bed Centre[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Alex Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Alex Smith | 1938-2023 | Bolton Wanderers FC". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ a b Simon Burnton (6 March 2010). "6 March 1962: Accrington Stanley resign from the Football League". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
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