Full name Robert Alfred Smith Name Bobby Smith Place of birth Lingdale, England Role Footballer | Place of death Enfield, England Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1933-02-22)22 February 1933 Date of death 18 September 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 77) Died September 18, 2010, London Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom | ||
National soccer hall of fame induction 2007 bobby smith
Robert Alfred "Bobby" Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer, who played for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England.
Contents
- National soccer hall of fame induction 2007 bobby smith
- Career
- England career
- Post playing career
- References
Career
Smith was born in Lingdale, North Riding of Yorkshire, and was spotted by Chelsea when playing for Redcar Boys' Club and signed professional for the London club in 1950. He scored 23 League goals in 74 appearances, and 7 FA Cup goals in 12 appearances. Despite the fact he never really became established as a regular with Chelsea between 1950 and 1955, Tottenham Hotspur paid £18,000 for his transfer in December 1955.
Smith was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's famous double winning Tottenham team of 1960/1961 (scoring in the final of the FA Cup), which went on to retain the FA Cup in 1962 (scoring in the Final again) and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. He is one of Spurs' all-time top goal scorers, second only to Jimmy Greaves, with 208 goals scored in 317 senior matches.
Smith played for Brighton and Hove Albion from 1964 to 1965, scoring 19 goals in 31 appearances.
England career
Smith won 15 full international caps for England which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961. He played for England from 1960 to 1963, scoring 13 goals.
Post-playing career
Smith published a book in 2002 to celebrate his achievements, Memories of Spurs, with a foreword by Jimmy Greaves.
He died on 18 September 2010 following a short illness at a hospital in Enfield, London.