Jack Smith (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Reid Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Pollokshaws, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | September 1946 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Battlefield Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Albion Rovers | |||
| Kilmarnock | |||
| Cowdenbeath | |||
| 1922 | Rangers | 3 | (2) |
| 1922–1928 | Bolton Wanderers | 147 | (72) |
| 1928–1933 | Bury | 157 | (107) |
| 1933–1934 | Rochdale | 25 | (8) |
| – | Ashton National | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Reid "Jack" Smith (2 April 1895 – September 1946) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a centre forward and helped Bolton Wanderers win the FA Cup in 1923 and 1926. His son (Jack Denver Smith) and Grandson (Barry Smith) also played for the Bolton Wanderers.
Smith was born in Pollokshaws, to the south of Glasgow and played youth football with Battlefield Juniors, before joining Albion Rovers. From there he moved on to Kilmarnock, where he scored seven of their 14 goals on the way to winning the Scottish Cup in 1920, including scoring the third goal for Kilmarnock in the final when they defeated his former team, Albion Rovers, 3–2.
Following a disagreement with Kilmarnock, Smith joined Cowdenbeath, where during 1921–22, he netted 45 goals as they finished runners-up in Division Two. At the season's end he joined Rangers for £3,000, making his debut at Ibrox Park on 15 August 1922, scoring in a 2–0 victory over Alloa Athletic. He only made two further appearances for Rangers, scoring once more, before losing his place to Geordie Henderson.Bolton Wanderers signed him three months later.
Smith arrived at Burnden Park in November 1922 as a replacement centre-forward for Frank Roberts who had joined Manchester City. He scored an 89th-minute winner on his debut, against Manchester City, but quickly became thought of as a "crock", for he always appeared to be limping. Despite this, he managed to get his fair share of goals, scoring 21 goals in 35 games in the 1924–25 season, thus helping Bolton to finish in third place in the First Division table.
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