Brian Smith (footballer, born 1955)

Brian Smith (12 September 1955 – August 2013) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Brian Smith

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-09-12)12 September 1955
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Date of death	August 2013 (aged 57)
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1979	Bolton Wanderers	49	(3)
1977	→ Bradford City (loan)	8	(0)
1978	→ Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)	20	(4)
1979–1980	Blackpool	19	(1)
1980–1981	Bournemouth	40	(2)
1981–1982	Bury	6	(0)
	Salisbury
Total		142	(10)
International career
1973–1974	England Youth[2]	4	(0)
Managerial career
1998	Atherton Collieries
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Bolton, Smith played for Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Tulsa Roughnecks, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bury and Salisbury.^[3][4]

He joined Bradford City on loan from Bolton in October 1977, and left in December 1977.^[5] For them he made 8 appearances in the Football League.^[6]

Managerial career

Smith was appointed manager of Atherton Collieries in June 1998,^[7] but resigned in September the same year.^[8] He also served as assistant manager at Ashton Town and Daisy Hill.^[9]

Death

Smith's death was announced on 3 September 2013. He had died the previous month at the age of 57, following a brief illness.^[10]

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
• Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.