Joe Smith (footballer, born 1953)

Joe Smith

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Smith
Date of birth	(1953-11-11) 11 November 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	St. Gregory's B.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1978	Aberdeen	142	(7)
1978–1979	→Arbroath (loan)	4	(0)
1978–1981	Motherwell	57	(0)
1981–1982	Peterhead
1982–1984	Dunfermline Athletic	18	(0)
Total		221+	(7+)
International career
1976	Scotland U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Smith (born 11 November 1953 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Arbroath, Motherwell, Peterhead and Dunfermline.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1970–71	Scottish Division One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1971–72		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1972–73		14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	1973–74		25	1	1	0	8	1	3	0	37	2
	1974–75		26	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	35	1
	1975–76	Scottish Premier Division	33	2	2	1	6	0	0	0	41	3
	1976–77		35	3	3	0	11	1	0	0	49	4
	1977–78		7	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	10	1
	1978–79		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		142	7	12	1	34	3	3	0	191	11
Arbroath (loan)	1978-79	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	4	0
Motherwell	1978-79	Scottish Premier Division	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	1979-80	Scottish First Division	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	1980-81		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total		57	0	3	0	3	0	-	-	63	0
Dunfermline Athletic	1982-83	Scottish First Division	17	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	19	0
	1983-84	Scottish Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	2	0
	Total		18	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	21	0
Career total			221	7	17	1	38	3	3	0	279	11

References

1. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. "Joe Smith | Player Statistics | Arbroath (Arbroath Archive)". www.arbroatharchive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
3. "Joe Smith". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
4. "ParsDatabase.co.uk - Dunfermline Athletic FC Results Database". parsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

External links

• Joe Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• AFC Heritage profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]}