Bobby Smith (footballer born 1933)

Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith c. 1990 (age 57)
Personal information
Full name	Robert Alfred Smith
Date of birth	(1933-02-22)22 February 1933
Place of birth	Lingdale, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Date of death	18 September 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 77)
Place of death	Enfield, London, England
Playing position	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1955	Chelsea	74	(23)
1955–1964	Tottenham Hotspur	271	(176)
1964–1965	Brighton & Hove Albion	31	(19)
1965–1967	Hastings United
National team
1960–1963	England	15	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert Alfred "Bobby" Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer, who played for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England.

Smith was born in Lingdale, North Riding of Yorkshire, and was spotted by Chelsea when playing for Redcar Boys' Club and signed professional for the London club in 1950. He scored 23 League goals in 74 appearances, and 7 FA Cup goals in 12 appearances. Despite the fact he never really became established as a regular with Chelsea between 1950 and 1955, Tottenham Hotspur paid £18,000 for his transfer in December 1955.

Smith was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's famous double winning Tottenham team of 1960/1961 (scoring in the final of the FA Cup), which went on to retain the FA Cup in 1962 (scoring in the Final again) and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Smith played for Brighton and Hove Albion from 1964 to 1965, scoring 19 goals in 31 appearances.

Smith won 15 full international caps for England which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961. He played for England from 1960 to 1963, scoring 13 goals.

Smith published a book in 2002 to celebrate his achievements, Memories of Spurs, with a foreword by Jimmy Greaves.

He died on 18 September 2010 following a short illness at a hospital in Enfield, London.