Ken Smith (footballer, born 1932)

Kenneth Smith (21 May 1932 - June 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Ken Smith
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Smith
Date of birth (1932-05-21)21 May 1932
Place of birth South Shields, County Durham, England
Date of death June 2011 (2011-07) (aged 79)
Place of death Hertfordshire, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Sunderland 5 (2)
1953–1954 Headington United ? (?)
1954–1957 Blackpool 6 (4)
1957–1958 Shrewsbury Town 44 (20)
1958–1959 Gateshead 45 (18)
1959–1960 Darlington 24 (7)
1960–1961 Carlisle United 14 (12)
1961 Toronto Ukrainians
1961 Toronto Italia ? (?)
1961 South Shields ? (?)
1961–1962 Halifax Town 27 (6)
1962–19?? Trowbridge Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Smith played league football between 1952 and 1962 for Sunderland, Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town, Gateshead, Darlington, Carlisle United and Halifax Town. He also played non-league football for Headington United and South Shields. He had spells in Canada in 1961 initially with Toronto Ukrainians in the National Soccer League.[1] Later throughout the 1961 season he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[2] After leaving Halifax Town in 1962, Smith joined non-league Trowbridge Town.

References

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  1. ^ "Concordia Advances To Finals In League Dominion Cup Play". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. 19 June 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Waring, Ed (26 September 1961). "Toronto City Beats Italia, 2-1". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.

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