Harold Raymond Smith (13 September 1934 – 21 November 2024) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 43 goals from 148 appearances in the Football League playing for Hull City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town and Luton Town.[1][2] Smith also scored 75 goals from 115 appearances in the Midland League for Peterborough before their admission to the Football League in 1960.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Raymond Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1934[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 2024 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Peterborough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hull City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1956 | Hull City | 23 | (2) |
| 1956–1962 | Peterborough United | 207 | (108) |
| 1962–1963 | Northampton Town | 23 | (7) |
| 1963–1964 | Luton Town | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 263 | (118) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Smith died at a hospital in Peterborough on 21 November 2024, at the age of 90.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ray Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Ray Smith". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Ray Smith: Matches for Peterborough". UpThePosh.com. Chris Wilkinson. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Swann, Alan (22 November 2024). "RIP Ray Smith, one of the stars of the all-conquering Peterborough United team of the late 1950s and early 1960s". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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