Kenneth Smith (21 May 1932 - June 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | June 2011 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Hertfordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | Sunderland | 5 | (2) |
| 1953–1954 | Headington United | ? | (?) |
| 1954–1957 | Blackpool | 6 | (4) |
| 1957–1958 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | (20) |
| 1958–1959 | Gateshead | 45 | (18) |
| 1959–1960 | Darlington | 24 | (7) |
| 1960–1961 | Carlisle United | 14 | (12) |
| 1961 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
| 1961 | Toronto Italia | ? | (?) |
| 1961 | South Shields | ? | (?) |
| 1961–1962 | Halifax Town | 27 | (6) |
| 1962–19?? | Trowbridge Town | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Smith played league football between 1952 and 1962 for Sunderland, Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town, Gateshead, Darlington, Carlisle United and Halifax Town. He also played non-league football for Headington United and South Shields. He had spells in Canada in 1961 initially with Toronto Ukrainians in the National Soccer League.[1] Later throughout the 1961 season he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[2] After leaving Halifax Town in 1962, Smith joined non-league Trowbridge Town.
References
edit- ^ "Concordia Advances To Finals In League Dominion Cup Play". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. 19 June 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Waring, Ed (26 September 1961). "Toronto City Beats Italia, 2-1". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.
Sources
edit- "allfootballers.com". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- "Ken Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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