Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)

James Michael Smith (17 October 1940 – 10 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager.

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Personal information
Full nameJames Michael Smith
Date of birth(1940-10-17)17 October 1940
Place of birthSheffield, England
Date of death10 December 2019(2019-12-10) (aged 79)
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Playing positionWing half
Youth career
Oaksfield[1]
1957–1959Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1961Sheffield United0(0)
1961–1965Aldershot74(1)
1965–1968Halifax Town113(7)
1968–1969Lincoln City54(0)
1969–1972Boston United123(13[2][3][4])
1972–1973Colchester United8(0)
Total372(8)
Teams managed
1969–1972Boston United (player-manager)
1972–1975Colchester United (player-manager)
1975–1978Blackburn Rovers
1978–1982Birmingham City
1982–1985Oxford United
1985–1988Queens Park Rangers
1988–1991Newcastle United
1991–1995Portsmouth
1995–2001Derby County
2002Coventry City (assistant manager)
2002–2004Portsmouth (assistant manager)
2004–2005Southampton (assistant manager)
2006–2007Oxford United
2008Oxford United (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the Northern Premier League.

He began a long managerial career with Boston United, and went on to take charge of clubs in all divisions of the Football League and in the Conference National.

Death

Smith died on 10 December 2019 at the age of 79.[5]

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record Notes
G W L D Win %
Boston United (player-manager) 9 August 1969 10 May 1972 197 107 39 51 54.31 [6][7][8]
Colchester United (player-manager) 1 October 1972 20 June 1975 127 49 44 34 38.58
Blackburn Rovers 20 June 1975 12 March 1978 114 41 41 32 35.96
Birmingham City 12 March 1978 15 February 1982 182 59 73 50 32.41
Oxford United 1 March 1982 11 June 1985 167 89 36 42 53.29 [1]
Queens Park Rangers 11 June 1985 4 December 1988 167 67 62 38 40.11
Newcastle United 4 December 1988 26 March 1991 121 44 39 38 36.36
Portsmouth 1 June 1991 1 February 1995 199 81 64 54 40.70
Derby County 15 June 1995 7 October 2001 281 99 101 81 35.23
Oxford United 22 March 2006 1 November 2007 82 34 26 22 41.46
Oxford United (caretaker) 30 November 2008 21 December 2008 4 2 0 2 50.00
Total 1,475 577 495 403 39.12

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jim Smith. Rage Online. http://www.rageonline.co.uk/mainpage.php?manager_id=8&type=manager. Retrieved 14 May 2017. 
  2. "Season 1969/70 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. "Season 1970/71 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. "Season 1971/72 – Statistics". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. Pritchard, Richard (10 December 2019). "Oxford United legend Jim Smith dies aged 79". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. "Boston United's Season 1969/70". Boston United Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  7. "Boston United's Season 1970/1". Boston United Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. "Boston United's Season 1971/2". Boston United Ken Fox. Retrieved 6 January 2011.