| John Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 1939 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Shoreditch, London, England |
| Death Place: | Brent, England |
| Position: | Wing half, inside forward |
| Youthyears1: | –1956 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Years1: | 1956–1960 |
| Years2: | 1960–1964 |
| Years3: | 1964–1965 |
| Years4: | 1965–1966 |
| Years5: | 1966–1968 |
| Years6: | 1968–1971 |
| Years7: | 1971–1972 |
| Years8: | 1973–1974 |
| Clubs1: | West Ham United |
| Clubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clubs3: | Coventry City |
| Clubs4: | Leyton Orient |
| Clubs5: | Torquay United |
| Clubs6: | Swindon Town |
| Clubs7: | Walsall |
| Clubs8: | Dundalk F.C. |
| Caps1: | 127 |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Caps5: | 68 |
| Caps6: | 84 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 404 |
| Totalgoals: | 44 |
| Manageryears1: | 1972–1973 |
| Managerclubs1: | Walsall |
| Manageryears2: | 1973–1974 |
| Managerclubs2: | Dundalk |
John Smith (4 January 1939 – February 1988) was an English footballer.
Born in Shoreditch, London, Smith was a product of the Academy of West Ham United. He played for the east London club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right, and was a key figure in the team that won the Second Division in 1957-58. He made 136 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals.[1] [2]
Smith transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their Double winning season of 1960–61.[3] Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 Football League Cup Final.[4]
At the time of his death he was the steward of McVitie's social club in Park Royal, north west London.