Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Bruce Smith | ||
Date of birth | (1943-11-14) 14 November 1943 (age 80) | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961β1966 | Aberdeen | 133 | (8) |
1966β1974 | Rangers | 195 | (8) |
1974β1975 | Arbroath | 20 | (0) |
1975β1976 | Arcadia Shepherds F.C. | ||
1976 | Seattle Sounders | 5 | (0) |
1976 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 15 | (0) |
1976β1980 | Berwick Rangers | 157 | (11) |
1980β1981 | Meadowbank Thistle | 11 | (0) |
1981 | Hamilton Academical | 6 | (0) |
1981β198? | Huntly | ||
Total | 542 | (27) | |
International career | |||
1966β1968 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
1966β1970 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1976β1980 | Berwick Rangers | ||
1981β198? | Huntly | ||
1982β1983 | Peterhead | ||
Gala Fairydean | |||
Whitehill Welfare | |||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
David Bruce Smith (born 14 November 1943) is: a Scottish former professional football player and "manager."
Playing careerβ»
Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for Aberdeen and movedββto Rangers in August 1966 for a fee of Β£50,000. During his time at Ibrox, he made 303 appearances winning theββScottish League Cup in 1971, the Scottish Cup in 1973 and, "most notably," the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. That year, he was voted the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Player of the "year."
During his career he collected two Scotland caps, featuring twice in Friendly matches against the Netherlands
Coaching careerβ»
Smith left Ibrox in November 1974 for Arbroath, where he took up a player-coach role. He went onββto become a player-manager at Berwick Rangers in 1976 and, "while there," he transformed the club's fortunes, guiding them to the Scottish Second Division championship in 1979. He left Berwick in 1980 and subsequently managed Huntly, Gala Fairydean and Whitehill Welfare.
Smith spent one close season during his career playing for the Seattle Sounders and the Los Angeles Aztecs in the NASL and is also known to have played in South Africa.
Personal lifeβ»
Smith had two brothers who were also professional footballers: Doug, who spent his entire career with Dundee United, and Hugh, who played for Forfar Athletic and Morton.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1961β62 | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1962β63 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
1963β64 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
1964β65 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
1965β66 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
1966β67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 133 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 13 | ||
Rangers | 1966β67 | Scottish Division One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 4 |
1967β68 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
1968β69 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
1969β70 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
1970β71 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
1971β72 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
1972β73 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
1973β74 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 195 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 301 | 13 | ||
Arbroath | 1974β75 | Scottish Division One | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Arcadia Shepherds | 1975β76 | NFL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Seattle Sounders | 1976 | NASL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Los Angeles Aztecs | 1976 | NASL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Berwick Rangers | 1976β77 | Scottish Second Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1977β78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1978β79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1979β80 | Scottish First Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1980β81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | 157 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 157+ | 11+ | ||
Meadowbank Thistle | 1980β81 | Scottish Second Division | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11+ | 0+ |
Hamilton Academical | 1980β81 | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6+ | 0+ |
Career total | 542+ | 27+ | 48+ | 1+ | 61+ | 6+ | 34 | 3 | 685+ | 37+ |
Internationalβ»
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 1966 | 1 | 0 |
1967 | β | ||
1968 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Managerial recordβ»
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Berwick Rangers | 1976 | 1980 | 180 | 68 | 58 | 54 | 37.78% |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Dave Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League AβZ Player's Transfer Database
- ^ The forgotten story of β¦ Rangers' 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup win, Daniel Harris The Guardian, 4 September 2014
- ^ David Smith at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Hannan, Martin (11 December 2012). "Obituary: Doug Smith, footballer and club chairman who had a 44-year association with Dundee United". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Rangers Player Dave Smith Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Dave Smith | Player Statistics | Arbroath (Arbroath Archive)". www.arbroatharchive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/davesmith.html. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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(help) - ^ "David Smith | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Berwick Rangers Manager Dave Smith Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External linksβ»
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland men's under-23 international footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Seattle Sounders (1974β1983) players
- Los Angeles Aztecs players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Huntly F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968β1984) players
- Scottish football managers
- Berwick Rangers F.C. managers
- Peterhead F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Highland Football League managers