Gerry Smith

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Gerry Smith
Personal information
Full name Gerald Smith [1]
Date of birth (1939-11-18) 18 November 1939 (age 83)
Place of birth Dalton, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Lockwood Civic YC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1960 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1960–1961 Bradford City 7 (0)
Scarborough
Frickley Colliery
Denaby United
Total7(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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gerry Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, p. 407
  3. 1 2 Gerry Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "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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