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.[citation needed]

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

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  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)