Jimmy Smith (Hearts footballer)

James B. Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Dunfermline Athletic,[2] Heart of Midlothian[3] and Dundee United[4] as an outside right, though he began his career as a centre forward and in the last years of his career was used at inside left.

Jimmy Smith
Personal information
Full name James B. Smith
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Anthony's
1921–1923 Dunfermline Athletic  59 (16)
1923Clydebank (loan)  9 (10)
1923–1924 Clydebank  40 (3)
1924–1931 Heart of Midlothian  164 (48)
1927Bo'ness (loan)  1 (0)
1928Raith Rovers (loan)  8 (2)
1932–1934 Cork City  
1934–1936 East Stirlingshire  61 (28)
1934–1936 Dundee United  51 (19)
International career
1924–1927[1] Scottish League XI 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made three appearances for the Scottish League XI (all in the annual fixture against the Irish League representative team), and played in a trial for the full Scotland team in 1924.[5]

References

  1. "SFL player Jimmy Smith". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. Jimmy Smith, Dunfermline Athletic FC
  3. "Hearts player Jimmy Smith". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. Jimmy Smith Player Profile, Arab Archive
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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