Gerry Smith

Gerry Smith
Personal information
Full name Gerald Smith[1]
Date of birth (1939-11-18) 18 November 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Dalton, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Lockwood Civic YC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1960–1961 Bradford City 7 (0)
Scarborough
Frickley Colliery
Denaby United
Total 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Smith (born 18 November 1939) is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

Born in Dalton,[2] Smith spent his early career with Lockwood Civic YC and Huddersfield Town.[1][3] He was signed by Bill Shankly for Huddersfield in May 1958.[4]

He signed for Bradford City in July 1960,[2] on part-time terms whilst he worked as a typewriter mechanic.[4] He made a total of 11 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals - 7 league, 3 FA Cup (scoring 2 goals), and 1 League Cup (scoring 1 goal).[5] His League Cup game in November 1960, in which Bradford City beat Manchester United, was also Bradford City's first ever match in the competition.[4]

He moved to Scarborough in June 1961,[2] and later played for Frickley Colliery and Denaby United.[3][6]

As of February 2013 Smith was living in Newsome with his wife, and had three grandchildren.[4]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ a b "Gerry Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, p. 407
  3. ^ a b Gerry Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b c d "When Newsome's Gerald helped Bradford City beat Manchester United in the League Cup". Examiner Live. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ Frost, p. 388
  6. ^ "Denaby United Sign Eight New Players". South Yorkshire Times. 6 August 1966. Retrieved 3 June 2019.


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