Gordon Smith (footballer, born 1924)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 2004 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | North Berwick, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montrose Roselea | |||
| –1941 | Dundee North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1959 | Hibernian | 310 | (125) |
| 1959–1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 42 | (13) |
| 1961–1964 | Dundee | 70 | (9) |
| 1964 | Drumcondra | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 430 | (147) | |
| National team | |||
| 1946–1957 | Scotland | 19 | (4) |
| 1948–1955 | Scottish League XI | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gordon Smith (25 May 1924 – 7 August 2004) was a Scottish football player. He is perhaps best known as being the only player to have won a Scottish league championship with three clubs, Hibernian, Heart of Midlothian and Dundee. Smith also represented Scotland and the Scottish League XI.
Born in Edinburgh, Smith spent much of his childhood in Angus and showed great footballing promise playing for Montrose Roselea and Dundee North End. Smith was to return to Edinburgh to pursue a career as a professional. It wasn't to be with his boyhood favourites Heart of Midlothian, but their cross-town rivals Hibernian. The "Gay Gordon" soon established himself as an idol for a whole generation of post-war football fans. Smith had been due to sign for Hearts, but the 16-year-old was signed by Hibs and played against their Edinburgh rivals on his debut, scoring a hat-trick in a 5–3 victory on 28 April 1941.
Alongside Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond, Smith became part of the "Famous Five", the most celebrated forward line in Hibs' history. During the late 1940s and 1950s Smith and the Famous Five ensured Hibs were one of the most successful sides in Scotland, both sporting-wise and at the turnstiles. The League title was captured three times (1948, 1951, 1952), while 1953 saw Rangers pip Hibs only through the goal average system. Smith was less successful in cup competition however, reaching only one Scottish Cup Final with Hibs, which they lost 2–1 to Aberdeen in 1947.
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