Ken Smith | |
Fullname: | Kenneth Smith |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1932 |
Birth Place: | South Shields, County Durham, England |
Death Place: | Hertfordshire, England |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthclubs1: | Sunderland |
Years1: | 1950–1953 |
Clubs1: | Sunderland |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1953–1954 |
Clubs2: | Headington United |
Caps2: | ? |
Goals2: | ? |
Years3: | 1954–1957 |
Clubs3: | Blackpool |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 1957–1958 |
Clubs4: | Shrewsbury Town |
Caps4: | 44 |
Goals4: | 20 |
Years5: | 1958–1959 |
Clubs5: | Gateshead |
Caps5: | 45 |
Goals5: | 18 |
Years6: | 1959–1960 |
Clubs6: | Darlington |
Caps6: | 24 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Years7: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs7: | Carlisle United |
Caps7: | 14 |
Goals7: | 12 |
Years8: | 1961 |
Clubs8: | Toronto Ukrainians |
Years9: | 1961 |
Clubs9: | Toronto Italia |
Caps9: | ? |
Goals9: | ? |
Years10: | 1961 |
Clubs10: | South Shields |
Caps10: | ? |
Goals10: | ? |
Years11: | 1961–1962 |
Clubs11: | Halifax Town |
Caps11: | 27 |
Goals11: | 6 |
Years12: | 1962–19?? |
Clubs12: | Trowbridge Town |
Caps12: | ? |
Goals12: | ? |
Kenneth Smith (21 May 1932 - June 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Smith played league football between 1952 and 1962 for Sunderland, Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town, Gateshead, Darlington, Carlisle United and Halifax Town. He also played non-league football for Headington United and South Shields. He had spells in Canada in 1961 initially with Toronto Ukrainians in the National Soccer League.[1] Later throughout the 1961 season he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[2] After leaving Halifax Town in 1962, Smith joined non-league Trowbridge Town.