Bill Smith (soccer)

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Bill Smith
Personal information
Full name William Smith
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right Half, Outside Right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1943–1944 North Shore FC
1943–1945 Vancouver Boeing FC
1945–1953 North Shore FC / Carling's FC
1953–1956 Seattle
1956–1962 North Shore FC / Airco / Carling's FC
1962–1963 Vancouver City / Canadians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bill Smith is a former Canadian soccer player. He was a Canadian champion with North Shore FC in 1949. [1]

In the Pacific Coast League, Smith won four championships with three teams: once with Vancouver Boeing FC (1943–44), twice with North Shore FC (1948–49 and 1950–51), and once with Vancouver Canadians (1962–63). He was a British Columbia All-Star in four seasons from 1946 to 1961.

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