Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)

Jim Smith

Personal information
Full name	James Michael Smith
Date of birth	(1940-10-17)17 October 1940
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	10 December 2019(2019-12-10) (aged 79)
Height	6 ft (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Oaksfield[1]
1957–1959	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1961	Sheffield United	0	(0)
1961–1965	Aldershot	74	(1)
1965–1968	Halifax Town	113	(7)
1968–1969	Lincoln City	54	(0)
1969–1972	Boston United	123	(13[2][3][4])
1972–1973	Colchester United	8	(0)
Total		372	(8)
Managerial career
1969–1972	Boston United (player-manager)
1972–1975	Colchester United (player-manager)
1975–1978	Blackburn Rovers
1978–1982	Birmingham City
1982–1985	Oxford United
1985–1988	Queens Park Rangers
1988–1991	Newcastle United
1991–1995	Portsmouth
1995–2001	Derby County
2002	Coventry City (assistant manager)
2002–2004	Portsmouth (assistant manager)
2004–2005	Southampton (assistant manager)
2006–2007	Oxford United
2008	Oxford United (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Michael Smith (17 October 1940 – 10 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager.

1. ↑ "Jim Smith". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
2. ↑ "Season 1969/70 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
3. ↑ "Season 1970/71 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
4. ↑ "Season 1971/72 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.