Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1902)

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Jimmy Smith

Personal information
Full name	James Terence Smith
Date of birth	20 June 1902
Place of birth	Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Date of death	1975 (aged 72–73)
Place of death	Bridgeport, CT, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1919–25	Dumbarton Harp
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1926	Clydebank
1926–1927	Rangers
1927–1929	Ayr United	38	(66)
1929–1932	Liverpool	61	(38)
1932–1933	Tunbridge Wells Rangers
1933–1935	Bristol Rovers	31	(17)
1935–1936	Newport County	27	(10)
1936–1937	Notts County	1	(1)
1937–1947	Dumbarton	52	(36)
Managerial career
1937–1946	Dumbarton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Smith (born 20 June 1902 in Old Kilpatrick) was a footballer who played for Liverpool from 1929 to 1931.

Smith scored 66 goals in only 38 appearances with Ayr United, a British record to date.

He was Liverpool's top scorer during the 1929–30 season, scoring 23 goals in all competitions. His move into Non-League football next season was a big shock to the football world but season 1932–33 was spent in the Southern League with Tunbridge Wells Rangers. The following season, he went to Bristol Rovers then Newport County followed by Notts County then he completed the circle in 1937 by returning to Dumbarton

External links

• Profile at LFCHistory.net