Trevor Smith (footballer, born 1936)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Trevor Smith | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Brierley Hill, England | ||
Date of death | 9 August 2003 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Essex, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
1951–1953 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1964 | Birmingham City | 365 | (3) |
1964–1966 | Walsall | 12 | (0) |
Total | 377 | (3) | |
International career | |||
1955–1959 |
England U23 | 15 | (0) |
1955–1957 |
England B | 2 | (0) |
1959 | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Trevor Smith (13 April 1936 – 9 August 2003) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Birmingham City, Walsall and the England national team.
Life and career
Smith was born in
In Trevor Smith, a tall and weighty boy (nearly twelve stones) who captains the side and plays at centre half, Brierley Hill have a sheet anchor. Few centre forwards have been happy against him this season and, in addition to his stopper role, he finds time to distribute the ball effectively to his forwards.[2]
When he left school he signed for
Smith's career at Birmingham coincided with probably the best period in the club's history. Under the management of
Smith represented his country at schoolboy[
When the great
By the early 1960s, Birmingham were past their best. The Cup Final team had dispersed, league form was poor, but the new
At the start of the 1964–65 season, Smith lost his place through injury, and when he recovered he moved to Walsall of the Third Division for a fee of £18,000. He was able to make only 13 appearances for the club before arthritis forced his retirement in 1966 at the age of 29. Walsall were critical of Birmingham, believing they had knowingly sold them an unfit player.[5]
After leaving the game Smith went into the licensed trade, first with a pub in
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City[12] | ||||||||||||
1953–54 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
1954–55 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
1955–56 | First Division | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
1956–57 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
1957–58 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
1958–59 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
1959–60 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
1960–61 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
1961–62 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
1962–63 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
1963–64 | First Division | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
1964–65 | First Division | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 365 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 430 | 3 | ||
Walsall[13] | 1964–65 | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
1965–66 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Career total | 377 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 443 | 3 |
Honours
Birmingham City
- European Youth Cup: 1952
- 1954–55
- FA Cup finalists: 1955–56
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finalists: 1958–60, 1960–61
- Football League Cup: 1962–63
Sources
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
References
- ISBN 1-874427-94-1.
- ^ Match programme, E.S.F.A. Trophy Final second leg, 23 May 1951, section quoted in "The year Brierley Hill Boys just missed out on football glory". Black Country Bugle. 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d Ponting, Ivan (15 September 2003). "Obituary: Trevor Smith – Tough and fearless footballer for the most successful side in Birmingham City history". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Blue Stars 2015/FIFA Youth Cup: Previous Winners". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ a b Matthews (1995), p. 113.
- ^ Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (27 June 2007). "Fairs' Cup 1958–60". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (27 June 2007). "Fairs' Cup 1960–61". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2007. - ^ Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results– Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Trevor Smith – Obituary". The Times. London. 20 August 2003. p. 28. Retrieved 14 June 2012 – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b Giller, Norman. "England Postwar Lineups and Match Highlights Part 3: 1955–56 to 1959–60". England Football Online. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008.
- ^ "Death from smoking – one family's story". Tendring Primary Care Trust. 1 March 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 28 September 2007.
- ^ Matthews (2010), pp. 342–365, 473–475.
- ^ "Player search: Smith, T (Trevor)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
- Trevor Smith at Englandstats.com