Ron Smith (footballer, born 1936)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 June 1936||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1954 | Stoke City | ||
1955–1957 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1959 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
1959–1961 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 36 | (6) |
1961–1963 | Crewe Alexandra | 90 | (11) |
1963–1965 | Port Vale | 59 | (6) |
1965–1967 | Southport | 79 | (14) |
1967–1970 | Altrincham | 93 | (14) |
1975–19?? | Formby | ||
Total | 357 | (51) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Smith (born 7 June 1936) is an English former footballer who played on the left-wing. He scored 62 goals in 426 appearances over a thirteen-year career.
Failing to make the grade at
Career
Smith had trials with Stoke City, but after his discharge from National service he was signed to Liverpool on amateur terms in 1955.[2] He turned professional in 1957, but left the club for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1959, having never turned out for the first-team.[2] He made his debut for Bournemouth in the Third Division against Reading in October 1959.[2] He scored three goals in ten games in 1959–60, two goals coming from penalty kicks.[2] He scored four times in thirty games in 1960–61, before he was transferred to Fourth Division side Crewe Alexandra in July 1961.[2]
Establishing himself in the first-team at
He was signed by Freddie Steele's Third Division Port Vale for £6,500 in October 1963.[1] He was a regular from his inception in the side, and posted 39 appearances in 1963–64, scoring five goals.[1] He lost his first-team place on Boxing Day 1964, when he damaged an eye in a 3–0 defeat to Hull City.[1] Upon his recovery he failed to regain his spot and was given a free transfer in April 1965, having scored twice in 28 appearances in 1964–65.[1]
He moved on to Fourth Division Southport, who were managed by his former Vale teammate Billy Bingham.[2] He was an ever-present in 1965–66, before he helped the "Sandgrounders" to win promotion as runners-up in 1966–67.[2]
He was given a free transfer to
Career statistics
Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[4] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Liverpool | 1957–58 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1958–59 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1959–60 | Third Division | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
1960–61 | Third Division | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
Total | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 1961–62 | Fourth Division | 41 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
1962–63 | Fourth Division | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
1963–64 | Third Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 90 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 13 | ||
Port Vale | 1963–64 | Third Division | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
1964–65 | Third Division | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
Total | 59 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
Southport | 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 |
1966–67 | Fourth Division | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
Total | 79 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | ||
Altrincham | 1967–68 | Cheshire County League | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 8 |
1968–69 | Northern Premier League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 6 | |
1969–70 | Northern Premier League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 40 | 5 | |
Total | 93 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 135 | 19 | ||
Career total | 357 | 51 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 427 | 63 |
Honours
Crewe Alexandra
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1962–63
Southport
- Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1966–67
Altrincham
- Northern Premier League Challenge Cup: 1970
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Rowley, Terry. "Altrincham Football Club Legends Section Twenty Four Profiles". homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Ron Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Northern Premier League Challenge Cup & Cheshire Senior Cup.