Jeff Smith (footballer, born 1935)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Edward Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1935[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chapeltown, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1958 | Sheffield United | 10 | (10) |
| 1958–1967 | Lincoln City | 315 | (2) |
| Total | 316 | (12) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jeffrey Edward "Jeff" Smith (born 8 December 1935) is an English former professional footballer who made 316 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United and Lincoln City.[1][2]
Life and career
Smith was born in Chapeltown, Sheffield and began his football career as a junior with Sheffield United. He turned professional with that club, but played only once in the Second Division – in a 5–1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on 1 December 1956[3] – before moving on to Lincoln City, also a Second Division club, in February 1958.[1]
He played regularly for Lincoln at left back, remaining with the club as they fell from the Second to the Fourth Division.[1] When Lincoln were relegated to the Third Division in 1961, the Daily Mirror commented that there were "several talented players in the side – notably young inside right Roger Holmes and sound left back Jeff Smith".[4] He was released in 1967, having scored twice from 351 games in all senior competitions,[1] a total which at the time placed him second behind Tony Emery in Lincoln's all-time appearances list.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Jeff Smith". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Sheffield United: 1946/47–2011/12". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Liverpool – Sheffield United played on 01.12.1956". LFChistory. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Harley, George (10 April 1961). "Wild kick sinks Lincoln". Daily Mirror. p. 21.
- ^ "Most appearances in all competitions for LCFC". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013. Note that the source includes appearances in wartime football.