Ian Smith (footballer, born 1952)

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Ian Smith
Personal information
Full name Ian Lennox Taylor Smith [1]
Date of birth (1952-04-02) 2 April 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1974 [A] Queen's Park 19 (7)
1975 Birmingham City 2 (0)
1977 Heart of Midlothian 7 (2)
– Kidderminster Harriers
1981 Bromsgrove Rovers
1982–1983 Queen of the South 3 (1)
1983–1984 Bromsgrove Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Lennox Taylor Smith (born 2 April 1952), sometimes listed as Ian Taylor-Smith, is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian and Queen of the South, and in the English Football League for Birmingham City. [3] He played as a forward.

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Smith was born in Edinburgh. He studied medicine, and eventually qualified as a doctor, combining this with playing football on an amateur or semi-professional basis. He spent time with several clubs in both Scotland and England, playing league football only where it did not interfere with his medical career. While with Birmingham City, he scored regularly for the reserve team and was highly rated, but his work at the Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre restricted him to only two first-team appearances. [4]

His father, Jimmy, played professionally for Clyde and St Mirren in the 1930s, and his son, Matt, turned professional with Oldham Athletic in 2011. [5]

Notes

A. ^ Because Smith's football career was intermittent, the years in the infobox represent years or seasons when he was known to have played for or to have been registered with each team: Queen's Park, [3] Birmingham City, [3] Heart of Midlothian, [2] Bromsgrove Rovers, [6] and Queen of the South. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ian Smith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Iain Smith – Hearts Career". London Hearts. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ian Smith". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 128. ISBN   978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. ↑ "Matt keeps it in the family". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ian Taylor-Smith profile". Bromsgrove Rovers Supporters. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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