Percy Smith (English footballer)

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Percy Smith
Personal information
Full name Percy James Smith
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Burbage, Hinckley, England
Date of death 18 April 1959 (aged 78–79)
Place of death Watford, England
Position(s)
Centre half[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895– Hinckley Town 24 (9)
1902–1910 Preston North End 240 (94)
1910–1920 Blackburn Rovers 172 (5)
1920–1921 Fleetwood 31 (32)
1921–1922 Barrow 5 (0)
Total 472 (140)
Managerial career
1925–1927 Nelson
1927–1930 Bury
1930–1935 Tottenham Hotspur
1935–1936 Notts County
1936–1937 Bristol Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy James Smith (1880–1959) was an English footballer and football manager, who played for Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers.

Playing career

He started his playing career with

1906
.

After eight seasons at Preston, he moved to local rivals Blackburn Rovers in 1910, where he again achieved success claiming the League title in

FA Cup Semi-finals
in 1911 and 1912.

After World War I, he finished his playing career with brief spells at Fleetwood and Barrow.

Management career

After retiring from playing, Smith managed Nelson, Bury, Tottenham Hotspur, Notts County and Bristol Rovers.

Smith became manager of Spurs in 1930. At Spurs he achieved modest success, guiding the team to the runners-up position in

following season, injuries to players such as Willie Hall, and Arthur Rowe left the team weakened and at the bottom of the table by April 1935. Smith then resigned, claiming that the club's directors had interfered with his team selection.[3]

Honours

As a player

Preston North End

  • 1904
  • 1906

Blackburn Rovers

  • 1914

As a manager

Tottenham Hotspur

  • 1933

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Percy Smith".
  2. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. ISBN 978-0907969426
    .
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