George Smith (footballer, born 1936)

For other people named George Smith, see George Smith (disambiguation).

George Smith
Personal information
Full name George Henry Smith[1]
Date of birth (1936-04-13)13 April 1936
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Dale Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1967 Notts County 323 (0)
1967–1970 Hartlepool 112 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Henry Smith (born 13 April 1936) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who made 435 appearances in the Football League.[2]

Smith was born in Nottingham, and began his career with local minor side Dale Rovers before attracting the attentions of Football League club Notts County. He signed for the club in July 1953 but did not make his debut until the 1955-56 season, although before long he established himself as number one, a position he held for over a decade. He left the club in the 1967 close season to play three seasons as first choice at Hartlepool.

References

  1. ^ "George Smith". POOLstats. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1981). Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A–Z 1946–1981. Rothmans. p. 312. ISBN 978-0907574088.


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