Bobby Smith (footballer born 1933)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Bobby Smith


fullname = Robert Alfred Smith
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1933|2|22|df=y
cityofbirth = Lingdale
countryofbirth = England
position = Centre-forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1950-1955
1955-1964
1964-1965
clubs = Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion
caps(goals) = 074 0(23)
271 (176)
031 0(19)
nationalyears = 1961-1964
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 015 0(13)

Robert Alfred Smith (born 22 February 1933, Lingdale, North Yorkshire, England) was an English footballer.

Bobby Smith was a barnstorming centre-forward but also had flair. He represented Chelsea (1950-1955), Tottenham Hotspur (1955-1964) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1964-1965), scoring 218 goals in 376 league appearances. He won 15 full international caps and scored 13 goals for England, which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961.

He was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's famous The Double winning Tottenham team of 1960/1961, which went onto retain the FA Cup in the 1962 FA Cup Final and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

"My Memories of Spurs"

Smith published a book in 2002 to celebrate his achievements. Here is a quote from the blurb in the cover:

cquote|Bobby Smith was a bold, brave, shoulder-charging centre-forward who scored 208 goals in 317 games for Spurs whom he served admirably from December 1955 to May 1964. He netted in both the 1961 and 1962 FA Cup Final wins and was a key figure when the European Cup-winners was won in 1963.

He was Spurs' top marksman in their double-winning season with 33 goals in total, having earlier (in 1957-58) equalled Ted Harper's 1930-31 seasonal record haul of 36 league goals.

His winning goal, a flying header against Wolves (Top of the league at that time) at home on Boxing day 1960 was one of the best of his career.

Smith also hit 13 goals in 15 full international appearances for England (1960-63).

External links

* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1904103081 Bobby Smith's book 'My Memories of Spurs' (2002) on Amazon.co.uk]
* [http://www.mehstg.com/1962.htm FA Cup 1962 - matches, teams, report and photograph]