Henry Smith (Scottish footballer)

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Henry Smith
Personal information
Full name Henry George Smith
Date of birth (1956-03-10) 10 March 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Lanark, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1977 Frickley Athletic
1977–1978 Winterton Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Leeds United 0 (0)
1981–1996 Heart of Midlothian 476 (0)
1996–2000 Ayr United 47 (1)
2000–2002 Clydebank 26 (0)
2002–2004 Berwick Rangers 1 (0)
Total 516 (0)
International career
1986–1987 Scotland U21 2 (0)
1988–1992 Scotland 3 (0)
Managerial career
2003 Whitehill Welfare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry George Smith (born 10 March 1956) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian.[2]

He made his debut for Hearts in a League Cup win over Airdrie at Broomfield in 1981.[3]

He won three caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1992 against Saudi Arabia, Northern Ireland and Canada[3] and was part of the Scotland squad at Euro 92. He was perhaps unfortunate to play during a time when Scotland had the services of Jim Leighton and Andy Goram, which restricted his opportunities at international level. Additionally, he played two matches for the under-21s as an overage player.[4]

Smith played in the Home Nations Masters Tournament in March 2009.[5] At 53 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  2. ^ Hall of Fame: Henry Smith, Heart of Midlothian FC
  3. ^ a b "Veteran Smith is not ready to hang up his gloves just yet". The Scotsman. 31 May 2002.
  4. ^ Scotland U21 player Smith, Henry, FitbaStats
  5. ^ "Football: Boyd row has forced Burley to drop Craig". The Scotsman. 27 March 2009.


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