| Bobby Smith | |
| Fullname: | Robert Nisbet Smith[1] |
| Height: | [2] |
| Birth Date: | 1953 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Dalkeith, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Left back, Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Musselburgh Windsor |
| Years1: | 1972–1978 |
| Years2: | 1978–1986 |
| Years3: | 1982 |
| Years4: | 1982 |
| Years5: | 1986–1987 |
| Years6: | 1987–1989 |
| Years7: | 1989–1990 |
| Years8: | 1990–1991 |
| Clubs1: | Hibernian |
| Clubs2: | Leicester City |
| Clubs3: | → Peterborough United (loan) |
| Clubs4: | → Hibernian (loan) |
| Clubs5: | Hibernian |
| Clubs6: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Clubs7: | Partick Thistle |
| Clubs8: | Berwick Rangers |
| Caps1: | 152 |
| Goals1: | 19 |
| Caps2: | 181 |
| Goals2: | 21 |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Caps6: | 66 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Caps8: | 26 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 475 |
| Totalgoals: | 42 |
Robert Nisbet Smith (21 December 1953 – 22 February 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played most prominently for Hibernian and Leicester City. Smith was primarily a midfielder, but could also play at full back.[3] Smith made 200 appearances in all competitions for both Hibs and Leicester.[1]
Smith started his professional career with Hibs, where he played a part in the successful teams of the early and mid-1970s.[1] Smith attracted the attention of Rangers manager Jock Wallace by scoring a spectacular goal for Hibs against Rangers in a 1976 match.[1] Wallace became Leicester City manager in 1978, and signed Smith for an £85,000 transfer fee later that year.[1] Smith helped Leicester win promotion to the top division twice during his spell with the club.[1] He regularly captained Leicester during his eight years there.[4]
He was loaned to Peterborough and Hibs during the 1982–83 season, and then returned to Hibs on a "permanent" basis in 1986.[1] After leaving Hibs for the final time in 1987, Smith played a prominent defensive role for a Dunfermline side that gained promotion to the Premier Division,[3] but was released at the end of that season.
After ending his career with spells at Partick Thistle and Berwick Rangers, Smith became a taxi driver,[5] and later ran a pub in Dalkeith called Smith's Bar.[1] He died in February 2010 after suffering from cancer, less than a week after former teammate Alan Gordon died from the same illness.[1] [6]