Full name William Henry Smith Years Team Position Wing half Height 1.80 m | Role Footballer Name Bill Smith Date of death December 2014 | |
Date of birth (1926-09-07)7 September 1926 | ||
Place of death Lancashire, England Playing position | ||
William Henry Smith (7 September 1926 - December 2014) was an English former professional footballer born in Plymouth, Devon, who played as a forward or wing half. He made 237 appearances and scored 40 goals in the Football League playing for Reading, Northampton Town, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.
He contributed to Blackburn's promotion to the First Division in the 1957–58 season, before moving to Accrington Stanley as player-coach in 1960. Appointed joint caretaker manager with trainer Harry Hubbick in late 1961, he retired from football when Stanley resigned from the Football League in March 1962.
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