Background
Smith was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Smith was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
He played for Manchester City and Chesterfield between 1946 and 1958. He signed for Manchester City in May 1938, but had to wait until 1946 before making his debut in an official first-team match because of World World War World War II He went on to play 166 league games for City, and scored 75 goals. In October 1951, he moved to Chesterfield, where he spent the rest of his professional career.
He played 250 league games and scored 98 league goals for the Spireites.
After leaving Chesterfield in 1958, he joined non-league Mossley. During the Second World War he also played in Army and FA representative sides, and was badly injured by a gunshot wound whilst in South Africa.