Henry Smith (Scottish footballer)

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Henry Smith

Personal information
Full name	Henry George Smith
Date of birth	(1956-03-10) 10 March 1956
Place of birth	Lanark, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1977	Frickley Athletic
1977–1978	Winterton Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Leeds United	0	(0)
1981–1996	Heart of Midlothian	476	(0)
1996–2000	Ayr United	47	(1)
2000–2002	Clydebank	26	(0)
2002–2004	Berwick Rangers	1	(0)
Total		516	(0)
International career
1986–1987	Scotland U21	2	(0)
1988–1992	Scotland	3	(0)
Managerial career
2003	Whitehill Welfare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry George Smith (born 10 March 1956 in Lanark) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian.

He made his debut for Hearts in a League Cup win over Airdrie at Broomfield in 1981.

He won three caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1992 against Saudi Arabia, Northern Ireland and Canada and was part of the Scotland squad at Euro 92. He was perhaps unfortunate to play during a time when Scotland had the services of Jim Leighton and Andy Goram, which restricted his opportunities at international level. Additionally, he played two matches for the under-21s as an overage player.

Smith played in the Home Nations Masters Tournament in March 2009. At 53 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament.

See also

• List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+)

External links

• Henry Smith at Soccerbase
• Hearts Appearances at londonhearts.com
• Henry Smith at the Scottish Football Association