Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Michael Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oaksfield | |||
| 1957–1959 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | Aldershot | 74 | (1) |
| 1965–1968 | Halifax Town | 113 | (7) |
| 1968–1969 | Lincoln City | 54 | (0) |
| 1969–1972 | Boston United | 123 | (13) |
| 1972–1973 | Colchester United | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 372 | (8) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1972 | Boston United (player-manager) | ||
| 1972–1975 | Colchester United (player-manager) | ||
| 1975–1978 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1978–1982 | Birmingham City | ||
| 1982–1985 | Oxford United | ||
| 1985–1988 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1988–1991 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1991–1995 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1995–2001 | Derby County | ||
| 2002 | Coventry City (assistant manager) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Portsmouth (assistant manager) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Southampton (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Oxford United | ||
| 2008 | Oxford United (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Michael "Jim" Smith (born 17 October 1940) is an English retired footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the Northern Premier League. He began a long managerial career with Boston United, and went on to take charge of clubs in all divisions of the Football League and in the Conference National.
Smith served as a member of the board of directors of Oxford United for three years from 2006 until 2009. His nickname is "The Bald Eagle".
Smith was born in Sheffield. He grew up a Sheffield Wednesday supporter, but began his playing career in 1957 when he signed for Sheffield United as an amateur, and turned professional with the club two years later. After failing to break into the first team he was transferred to Aldershot for the 1961–62 season.
At the beginning of the 1965–66 season, after scoring one goal in 74 league appearances, Smith left Aldershot to join Halifax Town. He made 113 league starts for Halifax, scoring seven goals, before moving to Lincoln City in 1968. After just over a year at Lincoln in which he made 54 appearances Smith signed for non-league club Boston United as player-manager; as player, he went on to make nearly 200 appearances for the club in all competitions.
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