Bill Smith

Football, Football player

1926 –

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Who is Bill Smith?

William Henry "Bill" Smith is a former English professional footballer born in Plymouth, Devon, who played as a forward or wing half. He made 237 appearances and scored 40 goals in the Football League playing for Reading, Northampton Town, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.

He contributed to Blackburn's promotion to the First Division in the 1957–58 season, before moving to Accrington Stanley as player-coach in 1960. Appointed joint caretaker manager with trainer Harry Hubbick in late 1961, he retired from football when Stanley resigned from the Football League in March 1962.

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Born
Sep 7, 1926
Plymouth
Nationality
  • England
Lived in
  • Plymouth

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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