| Dave Smith | |
| Fullname: | David Smith |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1915 |
| Birth Place: | South Shields, England |
| Death Place: | Derby, England |
| Position: | Inside-forward |
| Years1: | 1935–1936 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1936–1943 |
| Clubs2: | South Shields |
| Years3: | 1946–1951 |
| Clubs3: | Northampton Town |
| Caps3: | 128 |
| Goals3: | 31 |
| Manageryears1: | 1954–1959 |
| Managerclubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Manageryears2: | 1959–1967 |
| Managerclubs2: | Aldershot |
David Smith (born 12 October 1915 – 26 January 1998) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward in the English Football League.
Smith made his only appearance for Newcastle in a 1–1 draw against Burnley at St James' Park in the Second Division.[1] During the Second World War, Smith guested for Derby County and Glasgow Rangers before joining Northampton Town in 1946.[2]
After retiring as a player during the 1950–51 season, Smith stayed on at Northampton in a coaching capacity before becoming club secretary until 1954. He was then offered the managers job following the departure of Bob Dennison to Middlesbrough in July. His most notable achievement was taking Northampton Town to the fourth round of the 1957–58 FA Cup, defeating First Division Arsenal 3–1 in the third round, before losing to Liverpool.[2]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1946–47 | Third Division South | 41 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 17 | ||
| 1947–48 | Third Division South | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 1949–50 | Third Division South | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 1950–51 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 128 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 142 | 33 | |||
| Career total | 129 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 143 | 33 | |||
Source:[3]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | July 1954 | July 1959 | |||||
| Aldershot | July 1959 | March 1967 | |||||
| Total | |||||||