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Jim Smith
Personal information
Full name James Alexander Grant Smith
Date of birth (1937-10-16)16 October 1937
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death 10 April 2002(2002-04-10) (aged 64)
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1969 Preston North End 314 (13)
1969–1972 Stockport County 78 (2)
Total 392 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Alexander Grant Smith (16 October 1937 – 10 April 2002) was a Scottish footballer who played as a central defender for Preston North End and Stockport County.

Smith was signed by Preston from his hometown club in 1956, making his first-team debut in the 1958-59 season.

Smith played in the 1964 FA Cup final.

Honours

Preston North End

References

  1. "Preston North End - Former Players Association". Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. "Doing the 92 ~ Jimmy Smith". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

External links

  • Jim Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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