Dave Smith (footballer, born 1915)

Dave Smith
Personal information
Full name	David Smith
Date of birth	12 October 1915
Place of birth	South Shields, England
Date of death	26 January 1998 (aged 82)
Place of death	Derby, England
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1935–1936	Newcastle United
1936–1943	South Shields
1946–1951	Northampton Town
Managerial career
1954–1959	Northampton Town
1959–1967	Aldershot
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Smith (born 12 October 1915 – 26 January 1998) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward in the English Football League.

Playing career

Smith made his only appearance for Newcastle in a 1–1 draw against Burnley at St James' Park in the Second Division.^[1] During the Second World War, Smith guested for Derby County and Glasgow Rangers before joining Northampton Town in 1946.^[2]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player during the 1950–51 season, Smith stayed on at Northampton in a coaching capacity before becoming club secretary until 1954. He was then offered the managers job following the departure of Bob Dennison to Middlesbrough in July. His most notable achievement was taking Northampton Town to the fourth round of the 1957–58 FA Cup, defeating First Division Arsenal 3–1 in the third round, before losing to Liverpool.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United
	1935–36	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0
Northampton Town
	1945–46	n/a	0	0	1	1	1	1
	1946–47	Third Division South	41	17	5	0	46	17
	1947–48	Third Division South	24	4	1	0	25	4
	1948–49	Third Division South	35	7	2	1	37	8
	1949–50	Third Division South	26	3	5	0	31	3
	1950–51	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	2	0
Total			128	31	14	2	142	33
Career total			129	31	14	2	143	33